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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unlimited time for all would work to meet the needs of the kids with disabilities.

Giving extended time to all would not and in reality extended time is often not enough for kids with more severe processing or attention disorders. It does help those with mild disorders and levels the playing field. The playing field is not leveled though if the group with a severe disability still has a deficiency, the group with the mild disability has been brought up to normal and the neuro typical group now has an advantage. You basically just moved the goal post up above the kids with LDs again. [/quote]

That's what one who doesn't understand the issues would think. Extra time in and of itself wasn't devised to give students with LD's an advantage over regular kids just because they are otherwise disadvantaged. It was devised and designed to allow them to compensate for their disability--not to give them something extra. They don't need to have more time than the regular students, just the right amount of time for them. [/quote]

None of the extended time accompanied are personalized to say one kid only needs 10 minutes vs another needs an hour. So to avoid abuse, give everyone untimed tests. If the goal is to test knowledge of materials, as obviously we are not testing processing speed when sunsets of the population are getting time accommodations, then why the resistance from anyone on giving Unlimted time to every kid? I don’t understand how parents who got accommodations for their kids won’t support this - there are lots of kids out there whose parents do not understand the system or have the money to get the diagnosis, so why not support untimed exams for every kid? Unless of course, you believe there is an advantage for your kid to getting this extra time and do not wish to give this advantage to a poorer kid who can’t afford to get a diagnosis....[/quote]

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