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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole point of standardized tests is that they're supposed to be exactly that - standardized. If students get accommodations then their results should AT LEAST be flagged as such.[/quote]

+1.

That would be fair for everyone.

And colleges can make informed decisions.[/quote]

I have a child with dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD.  She is not at college age yet, but did get accommodations on the SSAT and ISEE. I'm on the fence about flagging it.  On the one hand, we tell the schools about her disability because we don't want her in over her head, so they know anyway.  We have been nothing but transparent.  She is a great student, but needs to use ebooks and a computer (she can read, but because of a RAN deficiency, it is laborious so ebooks make it faster and allow her to focus on content instead of decoding).  She does perfectly well at school with accommodations (as reflected by her grades and recommendations).  On the other hand, I'm not sure it's fair to flag her when all she really needs is enough time to make her reading speed similar to a non-dyslexic student.   She is doing the work and is capable of doing the work once she gets past the standardized test bar.

So, for her, flagging wouldn't be the end of the world because she will likely write an essay about the grit she has developed by being dyslexic and having to work twice as hard as everyone else.  It just seems really bitter to want to "flag" my child, who has already worked so hard to get where she is just because she is trying to even the playing field.  Her ability to read quickly has nothing to do with intelligence or ability to succeed in college.[/quote]

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