[blindkid] TVI role in SAT, etc.

[Carlton Anne Cook Walker]

Eric,

I will echo Pat's information about the SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP, IB,
state-specific, and similar tests being considered integral to education.
 Nevertheless, it would not hurt (at all) to include preparation for and
provision of sample copies of these tests in the student's IEP.  For most
students, this would properly belong in the
"accommodations/modifications/specially-designed instruction/whatever other
term your state uses" portion of the IEP.  In most cases, this would not be
appropriate as a stand-alone goal, but time for work in this area should be
contemplated and provided for in the IEP by the IEP team.

Regarding administration of the test by a TVI, while that is ideal (because
the proctor really SHOULD be able to read the test s/he proctors), it is
not always necessary.  Nevertheless, most test administration sites provide
their own proctors.  One possible solution would be to request that the IEP
team place in the IEP the provision of the TVI (or any TVI) as a proctor
for any of these high-stakes tests (this would be appropriate in either the
Transition portion of the IEP or in Related Services).  At that point, the
student and/or parent would communicate with a potential test
administration site to confirm the ability of the TVI to act as a proctor.
 If the testing site is not willing to allow this, the student and/or
parent would then be free to find a more amenable testing administration
site.


I hope this helps.



Carlton

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