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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not taking points off for spelling and grammar when spelling and grammar are not the point of the assignment is a standard accommodation. My dyslexic child had it all through k-12, and many of my students have the accommodation (I am a CALT).

If the assignment can be done on a computer it is reasonable to expect the child to use the technology available to them. It doesn’t take extra time or effort to use Grammarly or the spell check built into Google docs. Slowing down to get the word right is important for people with dyslexia. But there will still be mistakes, and those can be marked but not penalized.

I am dyslexic too and finally learned to spell in my late 20’s through the hundreds of repetitions and immediate correction I got from spell check when I started a computer based job. There is no evidence for this that I know of, but given my experience I believe typing with immediate flag of misspelling is not just an accommodation but a slow burn intervention, as well.[/quote]

Exempting kids from getting feedback on spelling and grammar hurts their ability to learn. [/quote]

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