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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Are you a special educator?  Because what you write isn't true for the vast majority of students.

Extended time on homework makes sense in some cases, like a kid with cancer who can't complete work on the day they have chemo because they are throwing up.

But for kids with disabilities like dyslexia or ADHD it doesn't make sense at all, as it leads to work piling up and kids ending up with unmanageable workloads, plus not benefitting from classroom instruction.  For kids with anxiety it's often devastating.

Kids who get extended time on assessments should get it on all assessments, and often also get it for in class assignments, but homework is never given under the same conditions as in class assignments and assessments.

Now, if OP's kid has extended time on homework written, then whether or not the kid benefits from it isn't for the teacher to decide.  They need to give it.  But if an assignment in school builds on the night before's homework, then of course the kid isn't going to be able to complete it.  [/quote]

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