How do I handle accommodating a student with a disability accommodation letter that states spelling waived?
A. Currently on the accommodation letter form there is an option for the Coordinator of Disability Services to check off: Waive spelling or handwriting for in-class/impromptu evaluations if Spell Check is not available. The following information attempts to clarify why this accommodation is an option and how you, as an instructor, could implement this accommodation. Problem: The core deficit in a reading disability typically involves word decoding resulting from poor phonemic awareness or poor knowledge of letter-sound relationships. The core deficit in a writing disability, sometimes referred as dysgraphia, is the inability to understand the relationship between letters and sounds, appropriate word choice, mechanics of letter formation, grammar and punctuation. Rational for providing an accommodation: In order to effectively assess a student’s knowledge of the course material without penalizing the student’s functional limitation in spelling, a reasonable accommodation would be to per
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