Dear Hannah
BATOD the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf publish a booklet on
it. I have a copy. BATOD also run training days on this and have a
register of people trained to do it for the exam boards. Batod has a good
website.
There are useful guidelines such as keeping to the true sense of the test
or exam by retaining technical language and only changing the 'carrier'
language if necessary, checking for passive language as active is clearer,
checking for ambiguous meaning and words with double meaning. Write short
sentences rather than longer ones. Use plain English as far as possible.
If writing multiple choice questions make a clear statement at the start and
then a question relating to the choices.
The general layout of the paper is also very important as the visual message
of layout is very powerful.
I can send you some materials I have developed for training people to be
able to modify material if you are interested.
Best wishes
Mary Ensor
Tutor coordinator
For training people to teach deaf people post 16
Note taker training courses
-----Original Message-----
From: Hannah Young [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 November 2003 12:48
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Subject: Modified Exam Papers
Dear All
Does anyone have any advice on modifying exam papers for a
hearing impaired student? I have looked at the archive and there is
some info - but I wondered whether anyone has recent experience
to share?
Thanks,
Hannah
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Dr Hannah Young
University Disability Adviser
Diversity and Equal Opportunities Unit
University of Oxford
Tel: 01865 280459
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