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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has 1.5x. The teachers enter her due date separately from other students in Canvas. So what she sees is what she gets. It’s nice to not have the guesswork of wondering when her extended time runs out.[/quote]

That's really wonderful.  I argued til I was blue in the face for this, for my son.  They refused to give him extra time on assignments, just tests.   Flat out refused.  He has slow processing speed.  They just think he's lazy.    I really hate MCPS sometimes. [/quote]

Extended time on assignments for students with slow processing speed is a disaster.  Assignments pile up, and kids get overwhelmed by the end of the quarter.  Since test dates aren't moved, and new content isn't delayed, students are working on old stuff when they should be working on the new stuff.  It's rarely in a student's best interest.  In my experience it's something parents push for when they are in denial about the fact that a slow processing speed kid is going to be able to complete less work than a non-disabled peer with a similar work ethic and IQ, and that what they need is their workload adjusted, maybe by not taking all honors, or by moving a class to the summer, or by taking some electives with no homework, or by dropping down a level in math.

-- parent of a kid with slow processing, and also a high school special educator. [/quote]

Another mom of a kid with slow processing speed, bf not a teacher. I never found extra time on assignments to be beneficial for the reason PP stated. Extra time on tests was completely necessary. We always worked to modify assignments. [/quote]

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