He co-presented «The Changing Landscape of
High Stakes Test Accommodation; Disability - related Accommodations in 2012: What is reasonable and what is beyond reasonable; ADA Compliance and the NCCA Standards; Review of ADA Case law» with Dale Atkinson, JD, of the Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) and Kendra Johnson of the Graduate Management Admission Council.
Not exact matches
Just because a student receives extended time on a school exam, is provided with a scribe, or has the
test read to him or her is no guarantee that he or she will receive these same
accommodations on these
high stakes tests.
Ensure that ELL and dyslexic students receive all appropriate
accommodations on
high -
stakes testing, including STAAR and Common Assessments, and applying for
accommodations for dyslexic students taking College Board exams;
Loss of Teaching Time: The logistics of administering
high -
stakes standardized
tests, with the required proctors, makeup
tests, and special
accommodations, disrupts school routines, pulls teachers out of classrooms and reduces time for teaching and learning.
Proponents of the act have succeeded in ensuring that students with special needs are given the same
accommodations in
high -
stakes testing situations as they get in the classroom.
For older students, cognitive or IQ
testing is still required for application for
accommodations on
high stakes tests such as SAT or ACT.
We specialize in psychoeducational assessments, including the assessment of ADHD, learning disorders, intellectual disabilities, gifted / talented children, and
accommodations on
high -
stakes tests (e.g., MCAT, LSAT).