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Standardized Test Accommodations -- How have you gotten them?
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 667399" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I have received PSAT, ACT and SAT accommodations for my 2 youngest sons; my older children did not require them. The older of the two also received accommodations for his placement tests at community college. The younger is a HS junior.</p><p></p><p>First question, is your son in 10th or 11th grade? 10th grade doesn't count and in reality the only thing the PSAT is good for is the potential for a scholarship if you score highly enough. I believe that this year's PSAT is only being given during the school day and that it will be a new format.</p><p></p><p>My sons are both classified as Learning Disability (LD)-dyslexia. They are textbook cases of it but, fortunately, they both read well above grade level and score in the highest percentile of comprehension. On the other hand, although they understand everything they read, it takes them forever to actually read it. Hence, my application for accommodations.</p><p></p><p>If your son is not yet classified, it may be too late for this administration of the PSAT. As I noted above, though, the test doesn't really count for anything. Once he is classified, the school should take care of filing for the accommodations, I don't recall doing it myself, other than asking the school to do it. The accommodations offered will vary by child and diagnosis. My sons got extended time, separate location (because they had extended time, not because they couldn't take a test in the same room - my oldest son had separate location at various points due to his ADHD, but not for the standardized tests), use of calculator for all math sections, not just those that require it. At various points, they have had the test read to them, have been able to scribe or use a computer, the older one was scantron exempt in hs and allowed to use graph paper for all math problems. The accommodations offered are generally equivalent to those the child receives via IEP.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 667399, member: 3493"] I have received PSAT, ACT and SAT accommodations for my 2 youngest sons; my older children did not require them. The older of the two also received accommodations for his placement tests at community college. The younger is a HS junior. First question, is your son in 10th or 11th grade? 10th grade doesn't count and in reality the only thing the PSAT is good for is the potential for a scholarship if you score highly enough. I believe that this year's PSAT is only being given during the school day and that it will be a new format. My sons are both classified as Learning Disability (LD)-dyslexia. They are textbook cases of it but, fortunately, they both read well above grade level and score in the highest percentile of comprehension. On the other hand, although they understand everything they read, it takes them forever to actually read it. Hence, my application for accommodations. If your son is not yet classified, it may be too late for this administration of the PSAT. As I noted above, though, the test doesn't really count for anything. Once he is classified, the school should take care of filing for the accommodations, I don't recall doing it myself, other than asking the school to do it. The accommodations offered will vary by child and diagnosis. My sons got extended time, separate location (because they had extended time, not because they couldn't take a test in the same room - my oldest son had separate location at various points due to his ADHD, but not for the standardized tests), use of calculator for all math sections, not just those that require it. At various points, they have had the test read to them, have been able to scribe or use a computer, the older one was scantron exempt in hs and allowed to use graph paper for all math problems. The accommodations offered are generally equivalent to those the child receives via IEP. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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