Marion
Many deaf students I meet do have good speech, often because they have received
speech therapy as children, but still experience difficulites with written language. So
where a written exam is concerned then they might need extra time. Though I have
no idea how the amount of time can be worked out relative to the extent of their
language difficulties.
As for having had extra exam time at school this seems to be a blanket decision for all
deaf students, whether they experience langauge difficulties or not.
Does the audiologist's report comment on the level of written language. If not it might
be a good idea to get perhaps a teacher of the deaf to assess their written levels.
Eileen
On 21 Apr 2004 at 10:19, Marion Lamb wrote:
> Dear all
> Can anyone refer me to some evidence that would support a prelingually
> deaf student's request for extra time in exams? A student here has been
> refused extra time because his audiologist states ' he is fortunate
> enough to have been able to develop good speech and language from
> childhood.'
> The student has had extra time in all school exams and will appeal the
> decision. I am inclined to support him but would like some supporting
> evidence in light of the audiologist's assessment.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Marion Hingston Lamb
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Eileen McCabe
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