Any ideas or advice out there on how to get achievement testing for someone with visual, motor, and speech deficits that doesn't just measure the fact that they have visual, motor, and speech deficits?
On a related note, has anyone had success getting the College Board to agree to the use of a keyboard for the writing section of the SAT? I know that the ACT explicitly states that they only allow a keyboard for testers who are physically unable to hold a pencil, which does not describe my son, but using a scribe is problematic because of his speech issues.
He took the ACT without any accommodations last year at age 13 and scored 31 in reading, 23 in Science, but only 12 in Math and 21 in English, as he could only finish about 1/4 of the math section due to how slowly he writes out problems, and he had difficulty completing the English mechanics items because he couldn't scan them very well.
We just completed an LD evaluation which should help in getting accommodations, but the accommodation which would be most helpful to him, which is to take the test in a computerized format where he could zoom in on visually difficult items and where he could use a keyboard for his writing and math, is apparently not yet a reality. Any suggestions?
