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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD whise neuropsych showed ADHD and low processing speed got 504 accommodations for extra time and small group testing in her DC Public high school and on SAT and ACT.  Her school  didn’t do the application for the SAT and ACT accommodations, we had do do the parent submission route which requires more documentation, but it was worth it for her. She had to appeal the SAT, but was granted on appeal. She was an A/B+ student with these accommodations and did well, with practice, on the college entrance exams. [b] She also has hearing loss, but although documented, I don’t think that factored into the extra time accommodation.[/b]  All this to say that being high functioning should not rule out the ADHD accommodations that are needed. [/quote]

Out of curiosity, why would you consider hearing loss to be a factor in extra time for standardized tests?  Other than initial instructions, I can't imagine how hearing loss would factor into the time it takes for a student to take a standardized test.

I would imagine that hearing loss could allow a student to request extra assistance prior to the start, providing instructions in a written form and time to read it, etc, but I can't see how it would affect the amount of time a student needs for actual testing, since there are very few audio instructions or components to the test.[/quote]

Students with hearing loss often have difficulty with decoding, similar to students with dyslexia.  They may need extra time to poor reading fluency.[/quote]

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