State Testing, IEP, Accommodations – Questions!

Continued thoughts from yesterday …  

I am seriously weighing the option of opting out of the state testing’s. I am still researching and trying to gain an accurate perspective to determine what is best for Daniel. I have been reading about the accommodations that can be stated into the IEP which, if I can get them for him I would feel more comfortable – I am still not sure he is ready and I will not force him to do something that has the potential of being highly traumatic. I am not sure if people/professionals/teachers comprehend how traumatizing these types of tests can be, tests in general. The added environment change and routine change is enough to cause serious anxiety.

Something that has been voiced to me is that he needs to read on his own for reading comprehension.

It was indicated as well that he would have to write on his own for the story or paragraph part of the testing. I have found that accommodations have been made where the children are allowed to have a scribe or a writing device such as a computer processor in order to do that part of the test. I also, read that for the reading comprehension they could have someone read to them.

If this is the case, it sort of sways me to allow Daniel to take the tests … sort of.

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