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[quote=Anonymous]Op here… for those pushing back on why we are asking for this accommodation here is what the psychologist explained in her report:

DD’s “spelling and contextual conventions is well below the average range. She meets the criteria for a Specific Learning Disorder with writing with spelling accuracy and grammar accuracy. Since she cannot spell words that she can use conventionally this disrupts her flow of ideas.”

The recommendation states: “Do not penalize for spelling or grammar mistakes. Instead grade her assignments based on content and ideas.”

So the academic expectations are still appropriately there… I never said we were expecting that to be overlooked.

I very much want her to have those expectations… but she has a significant disability in that area.

She does not have an IEP because the school recommended we do a 504 first to get her accommodations asap vs having to wait the 60 days for school led testing for the IEP. We agreed to revisit in 6 months to discuss the IEP which she will likely need but this got her the accommodations right away. [/quote]

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