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In other words you have no clue what dyslexia is.  It has nothing to do with reading comprehension.  Dyslexia means that the parts of the brain that form a word memory and tie it to the word on the page aren't connected in the same way as in the majority of the population.  Interestingly people with this type of brain seem to be better at some visio-spatial activities (that are not tested for obvs).  It has no bearing on test taking other than taking longer to decode the words on the page, which has nothing to do with comprehension.  They are also notoriously bad at spelling as in can't even get into the ballpark bad unless they've had structured language literacy instruction ... which isn't taught in schools.  Penalizing someone for having dyslexia makes as much sense as penalizing someone for having bad eyesight and requiring the use of text enlargement.  So far as I'm aware, none of these tests are designed to be tests of reading speed.
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So then let's make it untimed for everyone so everyone has the same level playing field.  [/quote]

I'm fine with that so long as the length of the material isn't changed.  I'm fine with everyone getting a 4 function calculator too.  I just don't want the format and circumstances of the test to unduly penalize people with disabilities.  Fortunately the Supreme Court agrees with me.
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