Thanks all for sharing your thoughts. Regarding the questions,
- He has a 504 plan that allows accommodations such as using a keyboard for writing anything that involves full sentences and extra time on tests.
- We have moved since the initial testing, and the current school district used the previous eval to set up the 504. I don't think they will be persuaded to incur the cost of testing themselves unless he is almost failing.
- We are interested in the testing a) to make sure that we are working on the right things as we move into middle school years, b) to make sure that we've identified the right accommodations, and c) since what we have in the past isn't a formal diagnosis, it makes support services difficult to get covered by insurance.
Hmmmm...to be within 5 years of the SATs would mean 8th grade, which would be three years from now. Kids change so much. Three more years feels like a long time to be "coasting" on strategies from data that is already five years old.
How often have people had this testing done during the child's school career? Did the results change in a way that changed your support strategies or accommodations?
