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We provide spell-checkers which work phonetically. No complaints yet! On 22 Dec 2004, at 15:11, Iain Hood wrote: Date sent: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:11:39 -0000 Send reply to: "Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff." <[log in to unmask]> From: Iain Hood <[log in to unmask]> Organization: APU Subject: Re: Dictionaries in Exams To: [log in to unmask] > For some (like me, natch) the argument against is not, as you might > suspect, the break in academic integrity or any of that balloney. It's > that once you've seen a few folks dissolve into tears at the > frustration of having made a first letter error, you become wary of > viewing a dictionary as an answer to any 'dyslexic' problem. > Especially in an already pressurised environment (an exam) it's > counter-intuitive to give someone who has difficulty 'handling' words > many, many more to handle. Better a wordlist/spelling list agreed with > the student. It's targetted and does what it says on the tin. > > Have a happy winter holiday break, all. > > Cheers > > Iain > > Iain Hood > Senior Student Adviser, Learning Support > Student Support Services > APU > East Road > Cambridge > CB1 1PT > > 01223 363271 ex 2316 > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Trott" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 2:38 PM > Subject: Re: Dictionaries in Exams > > > > In a message dated 22/12/04 12:22:43 GMT Standard Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > << I think this topic has been raised on here before. A dyslexic > > student > is > > requesting that they take a dictionary into their exams. The student > > will > be > > getting 25% extra time, so is it accepted practice that a dictionary > > be > given? > > >> > > > > Unless spelling is part of the exam why not > > > > Mick Trott > > Deborah Altman Disability Co-ordinator Trinity and All Saints University College Brownberrie Lane Horsforth Leeds LS18 5HD Tel: 0113 283 7138 Fax: 0113 283 7200 E-mail: [log in to unmask]