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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But doesn’t extra time writing an essay allow non-LD kids that much more time to proofread and edit? They can use the extra time to their advantage in a way that LD kids cannot. [/quote]

Yes, it's an unacceptable way to provide the accommodation. If a student had the accommodation of extra time and the teacher gave it to the whole class, that would be a violation of the IEP. My dc had several hs teachers pull this bs.[/quote]

My guess is since it's a private and not bound by an IEP (and therefore not required to have a special education teacher available to provide the extended time accommodation), this was the teacher's workaround to make sure the child had the extra time. In a typical classroom the gen ed teacher goes ahead with whatever lesson is next with the class while the special education teacher continues to administer the extended time. If that's not available, then the teacher giving everyone extended time may have seemed the best resolution to her.[/quote]

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