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Submitted by Carreme, Aug 17, 2007 11:08

I totally agree with Linda Neal in that everyone should have untimed tests. If the research shows that there is no significant effect of extra time on the performance of "normal" learning students, but that extra time allows those with learning differences to complete, it seems that the absence of timed tests is one way to level the playing field.

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Dyslexics and Ivy League schools [56 words]	kim Houser	Oct 3, 2007 23:06
↔ Professionals With Dyslexia Advocate for Untimed Tests [89 words]	Leslie N	Feb 8, 2008 10:50
LD most often equals" lazy disabled" [75 words]	Bill	Sep 3, 2007 22:27
↔ Wow! I can't believe what you just said!!!!! [244 words]	Christine Graffer	Jan 3, 2008 12:04
↔ Took the words right out of my mouth [197 words]	Pamela	Feb 27, 2008 09:51
Time limits inappropriate [125 words]	Ken O'Connor	Aug 24, 2007 23:15
extra time for homework too... [140 words]	Maria	Aug 20, 2007 07:10
buying SAT scores [41 words]	syd	Aug 17, 2007 21:49
↔ high perceptages [48 words]	Karen	Aug 18, 2007 00:18
↔ Extra time appropriate only if the student has a documented disability [232 words]	Gretchen	Aug 22, 2007 10:56
LD's not an indication of lower IQ. [45 words]	Christine	Aug 17, 2007 19:19
↔ Reply Learning Disabilities [97 words]	Jill Richardson	Aug 18, 2007 00:35
↔ EXTRA TIME LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR LD STUDENTS [71 words]	NANCY SIMONETTI	Oct 3, 2007 16:40
Total Lack of Understanding [66 words]	Betsy Smith	Aug 17, 2007 19:09
↔ lack of understanding my foot [224 words]	close friend	Aug 18, 2007 13:03
disappointed [157 words]	Beth	Aug 17, 2007 17:20
↔ know your facts [74 words]	jan kerr	Aug 20, 2007 22:24
Get more information [134 words]	Doreen Engel	Aug 17, 2007 10:02
check the research!!! [181 words]	mary b.	Aug 17, 2007 04:10
Untimed Test article overstates the situation [227 words]	Pat O'Brien	Aug 17, 2007 02:59
reply to Barbara's comment [258 words]	Linda	Aug 17, 2007 01:27
My child is slow, but doesn't have extra time [225 words]	Barbara Wilson	Aug 16, 2007 21:26
↔ Genetics means families can have many exceptional children [83 words]	Gretchen	Aug 22, 2007 11:13
Unfair comments by some [217 words]	julie	Aug 16, 2007 20:49
↔ Ivy Prison [28 words]	angry father	Aug 16, 2007 22:25
↔ Angry father off the mark [124 words]	Lee	Aug 17, 2007 17:08
↔ response to unfair cmments and angry father [124 words]	LeeAnn	Aug 18, 2007 10:14
↔ response [100 words]	Barbara Wilson	Aug 18, 2007 13:16
↔ IQ and LD [174 words]	Gretchen	Aug 22, 2007 11:27
Solution: Untimed tests for all students [280 words]	Linda Neal	Aug 16, 2007 14:48
↔ Reply Extra Time [198 words]	Jill Richardson	Aug 16, 2007 21:09
↔ ⇒ best solution [60 words]	Carreme	Aug 17, 2007 11:08
↔ You still don't get it! [122 words]	Christine Graffer	Jan 3, 2008 12:23
SAT test and dyslexia [132 words]	Kurt	Aug 16, 2007 11:03

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