Collegeboard accommodations approvals

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Dyslexia: News from the web:

Beginning January 1, 2017, the vast majority of students who are approved for and using testing accommodations at their school through a current Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan will have those same accommodations automatically approved for taking the SAT®, PSAT™10, PSAT/NMSQT®, SAT Subject Tests™, and AP® Exams. Most private school students with a current, formal school-based plan that meets College Board criteria will also have their current accommodations automatically approved for College Board exams. This streamlined process builds on the College Board’s August 2016 expansion of testing accommodations that can be approved directly by schools without the need for additional documentation.

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Dyslexia impacts more than just reading

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Dyslexia: News from the web: (article by Forbes)

Dyslexia is typically viewed as a reading impairment but dyslexics generally evidence reduced levels of performance on other tasks as well. For example, dyslexics do not usually hear speech in noisy environments as well as non-dyslexics. Findings like this suggest that impairments in sensory perception in general, as opposed to the sensory processes that are directly involved in reading, may contribute to dyslexia.

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