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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure I understand.

If your daughter wasn’t ready for the group work because she hadn’t read the assignment, then what else could the teacher do other than have her work independently? That seems like a reasonable use of time, actually. It’s providing your daughter with class time to catch up.

The work still needs to be done. ([b]I wasn’t aware extended time applied to homework, too. That seems unusual, and I say that as a former teacher.[/b]) It seems your teacher is providing what your daughter needs: extended time. In this case, it’s happening as the rest of the class continues on to the next activity. That’s going to happen; the entire class can’t wait.[/quote]

Weird that you don't know that extended time applies to all work - homework, in class work, graded work, ungraded work and assessments/tests/quizzes. It's very common, IME.

This is a basic principle of teaching and part of best practices - learning and testing environments should be aligned. Whatever the disability is that creates the need for extra time on testing likely also creates a need for extra time on assignments.  It is the student who decides how/when to use extra time not the teacher. [/quote]

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