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Don't they have to have a valid reason, like a note from a doctor, to get a reader?
I've proctored ACT tests before, and I've read a couple of certification type tests for people that had some sort of disability. I'm pretty sure they needed special permission to have someone read for them.
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I'm not certain the reason this kid got his waiver. It was basically along the lines that his reading level would make it he couldn't finish the timed test or something like that. You are correct, they applied for something with a note for a waiver. Just not sure what the reasoning was, but the coach made it sound pretty simple and it wasn't their first time doing it.
The ESPN High School Allstar games is being replayed. Can't tell you how glad I'll be when this kids gets eligible.
Yup. He special.
I'm not sure what the reading to him is all about. I have four kids who are Learning Disabled (a newer term than dyslexic) and if LD they can get untimed tests and other accommodations. I have not heard of someone having the opportunity to have someone read to them, but maybe that's something new.
LD kids are generally misunderstood, since uniformly they are quite bright (the IQ of each of my kids is substantitally above the average, and two are in the genius range) But they learn differently, and often need to have the idea presented in more than one sense -- i.e, for example, reading and visual.Surprisingly, some read better when the text is upside down than when it is presented normally. Taking standard tests are often difficult even when they have mastered the material. But as far as I know, this requires much more than a note from a doctor; there are accepted methods for determining if a kid is really LD or faking it, and they go beyond a note from the doctor.
Oh yes, given accommodations, LD kids do well. Mine all have graduate degrees and have produced fine families in which about half the 10 grandkids are All A students and about half are LD. Frustrating for the kids more than for the parents, since it isn't a question of just "working harder."
And one other things - it sometimes happens that LD kids are also ADHD. One of mine was and two of my grandkids are. They'll end up doing fine, but it is stressful when they are younger until all of their brain matures (about age 22).
I have no idea if Washington has any of these characteristics, but it wouldn't
surprise me, based just on what I have read in these posts. If he is truly LD, moving around from school to school is not helpful.
LD kids are generally misunderstood, since uniformly they are quite bright (the IQ of each of my kids is substantitally above the average, and two are in the genius range) But they learn differently, and often need to have the idea presented in more than one sense -- i.e, for example, reading and visual.Surprisingly, some read better when the text is upside down than when it is presented normally. Taking standard tests are often difficult even when they have mastered the material. But as far as I know, this requires much more than a note from a doctor; there are accepted methods for determining if a kid is really LD or faking it, and they go beyond a note from the doctor.
Oh yes, given accommodations, LD kids do well. Mine all have graduate degrees and have produced fine families in which about half the 10 grandkids are All A students and about half are LD. Frustrating for the kids more than for the parents, since it isn't a question of just "working harder."
And one other things - it sometimes happens that LD kids are also ADHD. One of mine was and two of my grandkids are. They'll end up doing fine, but it is stressful when they are younger until all of their brain matures (about age 22).
I have no idea if Washington has any of these characteristics, but it wouldn't
surprise me, based just on what I have read in these posts. If he is truly LD, moving around from school to school is not helpful.
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If he has an IEP for a learning disability there's no problem. A learning disability is determined by an IQ test. If the student has an IQ that's high enough it's compared to his performance (grades) and if there's a significant gap between ability and achievement the student has a learning disability. Once identified the student's teachers, parents,school psychologists and the student meet to set up an IEP( Individual Learning Plan) where accommodations become part of their daily classroom routine.
There are many students in colleges with IEP's and professors must make accommodations ( more test time, note takers, visual aids, and readers) to allow the student to be successful. Many teachers and professors are not happy with making accommodations ( they see it as unfair) but an IEP is a legal document. Schools who are taken to court( and MANY are) can find themselves in a ton of trouble. You are absolutely right when you say a student with a learning disability who moves from school to school has a difficult time .
I am very happy for Maurice, and know he will be in good hands at NU if he is LD.
My wife has dyslexia, and one of my grandsons has a similar condition. The differences in how my wife was treated in the 60s and how my grandson is treated now are night and day. My 15 year-old grandson was just named "Academic All-American" by USA Fencing.
In my last 20 years of college teaching, I was at a school with a very good department that assisted LD students. Only one of the many students I had who were designated LD was, in my opinion, gaming the system. I know I had no problem helping with their accommodations, including my reading the tests to a Marine who had PTSD acquired during his service in Iraq. I never heard complaints from any of my colleagues. Personally, I am delighted that schools have recognized how to help.
As far as testing accommodations permitted on the SAT, as a professional in this area, some of the information I've read here is not so accurate and some is. This is a labyrinthine area as I do it everyday. But audio can be provided to students who have a disability that prevents them from adequately reading, such as LD in the area of reading. Audio is not permitted on the reading portion of the test because reading itself is being assessed. Not to get too technical, but a student being served under a Section 504 Plan can also qualify for accommodations on the test.
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I know a kid who is eligible now for basketball tha had one of the assistants read to him. Was crazy when I was told that.
When I went to school those kids would have been placed in the dumb kids room, and nothing would have been expected of them with teaching being more babysitting.
When my kids were in elementary school, the public schools in Montgomery Ccounty Maryland, one of the most progressive counties in education in the country, didn't have a clue. I had to send my kids to a private school where cutting edge specialists could educate them to their true abilities. Two of them later got their Masters and taught at the country's most recognized school for LD kids. The education those kids in those elite special schools is now getting is night and day from what my kids got, and compared with my years in school, in an entirely different universe. The public schools have made great strides also in recognizing the traits, but lesser strides in educating the kids with those traits.
The reason for all of this -- because its difficult.
My guess is that Washington will do well academically at Nebraska and his progress will shock some of the teachers who earlier had him as a student.
First, however, let's get some official notification that he is on his way to Lincoln.
When my kids were in elementary school, the public schools in Montgomery Ccounty Maryland, one of the most progressive counties in education in the country, didn't have a clue. I had to send my kids to a private school where cutting edge specialists could educate them to their true abilities. Two of them later got their Masters and taught at the country's most recognized school for LD kids. The education those kids in those elite special schools is now getting is night and day from what my kids got, and compared with my years in school, in an entirely different universe. The public schools have made great strides also in recognizing the traits, but lesser strides in educating the kids with those traits.
The reason for all of this -- because its difficult.
My guess is that Washington will do well academically at Nebraska and his progress will shock some of the teachers who earlier had him as a student.
First, however, let's get some official notification that he is on his way to Lincoln.
The changes in attitudes has come as a result of lawsuits at the public school level. I have seen some amazing changes in my 34 years in education. As principal I had to intervene with several teachers who were not following IEP's .Special education as you said has come a very long way since the 50's and 60's and continues to evolve.
I heard Wilbon may not be on the final roster at all this season...?
