I am relieved the literacy community does not view this man as hopeless the
way some state agencies would.  Thank you all for your efforts and posts.

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Sheri Rogers <rogerss at apsd.k12.ar.us>wrote:


> I write GED accommodations requests for the adult ed center where I work.

> This felon would be on the top of the list for accommodations. Hopefully,

> someone interpreted the results to him- something to the effect  "Wow, do

> you see the difference in these scores? Do you know what that means for you?

> Can I tell you some of the implications of this evaluation?"

> I wish any of the students who we help earn a GED credential in

> accommodated format had Percep/Processing scores in the 100's! I think we

> all agree that- when presented in appropriate format, a test, reading

> instruction, anything- learning occurs.

>

> Can this felon go on to higher education/training? YES. But that's

> something he's probably never considered. The bummer for our center has

> been: when accommodated GED-testers do transition into college, even with

> the help of SSS at the post-secondary level, they "start all over again" and

> have to self-advocate, explain their needs to people who aren't willing to

> provide accommodations. Frustrating.

>

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