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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the posters who are pushing for extra time for all students:

My DC received a scribe and a reader in addition to 50% extra time.  Do you think that all students should get a scribe and a reader too?  Or is it just the extra time accommodation that you have qualms about?

FWIW, the 50% extra time is automatically given if a student receives a scribe/reader accommodation because it takes longer to take the test with a reader/scribe. [/quote]

No, because I don’t believe a scribe would help your average student at all. I definitely believe extra time would help your average student. I think a lot of people on here agree with me.[/quote]

But if they gave extra time to everyone, it wouldn't be "extra" time.  It would be lengthening the test and, arguably, everyone's scores would still be roughly the same percentiles.  The idea is that everyone has the same amount of time, so it's a level playing field.  There are some kids for whom the field is not level because of disabilities, so they give them extra time to make it level.

The issue is that people think others' kids fake disabilities.  If that's the case, maybe they need to be tougher on giving accommodations and require more than a neurppsych exam. [/quote]

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