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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the 'accomodations' on the Virginia SOLs was that there were kids with dyslexia or something who had an adult READ them the Reading Comprehension Test! There was a 'gifted' nonreader and nonwriter in my child's third grade class! You know. He was 'brilliant ' except that he couldn't lread or write! This went on until 8th grade. I wonder whatever happened to him. Should he become a teacher? A brain sirgeon? Have someone reading him his med school textbooks? Strange![/quote]

People who are blind "read" with their fingers.  People who are blind or dyslexic  "read" with their ears.  It is how they acquire language.  Why is it so important to you if the information goes into the brain through the eyes instead of ears or fingers?

If you would like to educate yourself, I recommend reading Sally Shaywitz's book "Overcoming Dyslexia" and Maryann Wolf's "Proust and the Squid".

The reading SOL is a [i]comprehension[/i] test and that can be done with a reader.  Students with dyslexia often get audio and electronic text books so that they can access the material.  Comprehension is not usually the issue for a person with dyslexia (although sometimes it is co-morbid). [/quote]

So how should a dyslexic who can't comprehend either by hearing or reading be tested?  [/quote]

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