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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this sounds crazy, but I don't see how extra time helps. I was smart and affluent and always finished early. I'm a fast reader and extra time wouldn't have helped me. [/quote]

It does not help. This is very well documented. People want to believe it would help so they can blame kids with LD's for their kids low scores.

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It isn't well documented. Stop making stuff up
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give your kid the test timed, then untimed... compare the score.. your child is not going to magically become a genius with a few extra minutes. [/quote]

I tried it. The scores were indeed much higher untimed. [/quote]

My daughter did too.  She timed herself all the time on ACT.

28-30 with 5min less each session (it stresses to practice this way to allow you "extra" time on the real test)
32-33 with standard time each session
34-36 with no time limit

It absolutely makes a difference for the ACT. [/quote]

Interesting.  Was the test with the no time limit the first test that she took or the last test?  [/quote]

Not sure why this is a surprise - ACT is a timed test. So with extra time, scores should go up. Also one can have time to check answers.[/quote]

Sure.  But my question is whether she took the 2 timed tests first and then took the test with no time limit.  Or did she take the test with no time limit first followed by the 2 timed tests. (you also tend to get a bump in score with repeated attempts).[/quote]

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