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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truly - what is the harm of accommodations?    What is one single example of an accommodated kid gaining an unfair advantage?  I am asking this and my kids are accommodation free.   These kids may not fit into the box they are dealt with but this has nothing to do with intellect, ideas or ability to innovate.  Sure - perhaps there are some careers where they may not be properly suited but that’s between them and their employer. [/quote]

This starts at high school and at my private, kids come up w diagnosis near SAT time and get extra time to improve scores esp SAT subject tests. The it continues in college, to get the better grades that allow one to get scholarships and better internships etc. I think the fairest method is to give everyone extra time. Then there will be no advantage to those gaming the system and we should see a decline and to those who really need the accommodation, they get it.[/quote]
I think it starts way before HS.[/quote]

My DS (currently in early elementary) has documented fine-motor delays that absolutely mean that he will be at a disadvantage in a hand-written test.  However, I'm currently not planning to accept accomodations that would extend testing time.  I think it's important for him to learn about his limitations, within reason.  He gets a lot of support to work on his handwriting and focus; but I believe that at testing time, he should just do what everyone else does. [/quote]

Best of luck to you on this, but once the stakes are higher, you will likely regret not putting accommodations in place -- even if you don't need to use them -- early on. I know that every kid is different, so our experience with this may not apply.

We did not know that DD had ADD and EF disorder until the end of her sophomore year. Her grades through elementary and half of middle school were As and Bs. Once she hit high school, and the workload and expectation level was higher, her  grades dropped. We had her tested, and while her IQ was high, her working memory and processing speed were significantly lower.

Had we known this earlier, we could have supported her better throughout the years when grades did not count as much.[/quote]

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