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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an ESOL teacher and it is really wrong to allow accommodations all year long and then remove them for the PARCC.  I hope the powers that be aren't too surprised when the scores come back really low.[/quote]

+1000 - If a child needs an accommodation to access the curriculum then that accommodation should be approved for all assessments including the PARCC.  [b]The low scores will reflect the impact of a child's disability and will not accurately reflect what a child is able to do.[/b]  Why is MSDE trying to circumvent the IEP/504 Plans?[/quote]

It is a reading test, not a listening comprehension test. By reading aloud portions or all of the reading test, you really aren't testing reading.  Many, many parents do not realize how behind their child is once they enter special education. They get accomodations, which can be really helpful to be exposed to grade level curriculum, but too often there isn't a concerted effort to teach a student how to read. If the student has the reading test read to them, they get a passing score. The parents get the report and erroneously think their child has improved so much in special education that they can now read at grade level. "Look at what a great job we are doing", proclaim the special education teachers.  You need to show a need for services, to get special education services. I am a school psychologist and I have to go along with the party line of "let's give everyone testing accomodations", but I tell a couple of good friends who have students in special education, do NOT agree to any testing accomodations (this is for middle school and below). It might get you more service, and more intensive services when your child scores low on state tests without accomodations because then you have proof your child is not reading at grade level. [/quote]

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