Apply for SAT & ACT accommodations

<p>When you request accommodations be very specific about the accommodations you need. When our son first took the ACT we applied but wasn’t specific. He was granted extra time. While the extra time helped him he still had trouble managing that extra time. The next time we applied by asking that he be allowed extra time and be able to take the test over multiple days. They allowed him to take the test over a 3 week period. He scheduled each subject about 3 -4 days apart and did much better on this test (4 points higher than his first). It allowed him to prepare for each subject separately.</p>

<p>Success! S was granted 50% extra time by the College Board. I think we have to wait on some type of code to enter to register for the SAT but the upcoming AP exam accommodations are set.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for your input. I know this extra time will make a huge difference. S was so relieved to know he would have a little extra time for the writing required on the SAT and AP’s.</p>

<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>My question is on ACT
did you apply for the extended time ? or did the school apply for your child?
If there is a need for an appeal, does the parent appeal? or the school ?
I don’t want my school has a copy of the ACT result, can I request that it not be sent to them?</p>

<p>Hi Inquisitve,
How can you ask for multiple days? I am thinking to ask for multiple days, I called ACT and was told that the school has to administer the test, what about my school is not a test center, do I have to find a school who is willing to administer the test? </p>

<p>@annamom, </p>

<p>We had to apply for extended time, not the school. We had to appeal.</p>

<p>My son was granted multiple days on both ACT and SAT tests, but it was Saturday and then Monday, I believe. The request was related to my son’s situation and, in the case of the SATs, required numerous conversations. I don’t know about the school situation as I believe the tests were at his school.</p>

<p>College board granted 100% for my D and multiple days; ACT had to appeal and took a formal test (ACT with no accommodations) to prove the need for them and finally approve for time and half per section over multiple days after much conversation and documentation. Both the school and parents were involved with appealing the ACT. Testing took place at current school.</p>

<p>We just asked for the extended time on multiple days on the request form. We worked out a schedule for him taking each section of the test with the teacher who proctored the exam. The only rule imposed by the ACT folks was that the entire exam be completed within 3 weeks of the original test date. My son took each section about three to fours days apart. It really helped him in preparing for the test.</p>

<p>My son was granted 50% extra time for the SAT (bipolar disorder and ADHD).</p>

<p>For those who have gotten extended time for SAT when did your student actually take the SAT? My DS was given accommodations for SAT including extra time. At our school (where the regular SAT was taking place on a Saturday) DS had to miss two 1/2 days of regular school to take the SAT during school hours. While I understand the reasons for it, it means he missed several of his classes (4 to be exact) in order to take the SAT. Now he is trying to catch up on the work in those classes.</p>

<p>Anyone else have this issue? I was surprised that he had to miss school for the SAT.</p>

<p>We have not had that problem. D2 took it on Saturday starting at the regular time and just ended later. If your S has to take it again would be worth checking with other testing centers in your area. </p>

<p>Hi
Can you submit the request for special testing (for multiple days) without the school?
When the submit is requested with or without the school, do we have to identify the proctor or who the teacher will be…?
Despite the school gave my child multiple days for state standardized test</p>

<p>Hi Hoosier,
When you have to appeal, did they give you the reason for the rejection? I assume you have to submit additional documentation, right? Did ACT ask your child to take the formal test? or did you decide to take the formal test to make the point?</p>

<p>Hi Everyone,</p>

<p>One more question<br>
Am I right in assuming that taking the ACT without accommodation would not affect the chances for my child to get accommodation? ( I was based on Hoosier’s post)
I don’t see a problem for her to get extended time as she has been receiving it for years with her IEP, but she was given multiple days two years ago with the state standardized test, however, I am nervous that ACT will say that “now you have taken ACT and you do not need the extended time, therefore, why ask for the extended time?”
(I do anticipate her score will be low… her sister does not have a disability, no extended time , no preparation and scored composite score of 19 in the beginning of 8th grade, I don’t think she will get anywhere near 19)</p>

<p>S took the AP English language and composition exam today with 50% extra time. He said he was able to write complete essays and felt good about it but felt wiped out as it was a 4 1/2 hour exam. Will take the AP US history exam next week and then the SAT in June with extra time but that will be a 6+ hour exam. I feel like these AP exams are good stamina training for the SAT. </p>

<p>@annamom I need to clarify D took the ACT w/o accommodations because we thought she would never be approve because of the denial initially. When her scores came back lower than her Plan test which her school had allowed accommodations for it validated our request.
You are correct students who score in the average range with out accommodations it becomes a long shot to be approval after this.</p>

<p>We just went through the process for our current HS freshman. We filled out the application provided by our school’s special ed department and submitted it to them on a Friday. The school then added the current IEP and testing results and whatever else. We heard back two weeks later and he was given all the accommodations for which we asked. (time, scribe and reader). It was a welcome relief and went more smoothly than anything else we have done concerning our child’s LDs. Plus, it is good for all the college board exams he will take in the next few years (PSAT, SAT, SATII and APs). We will submit for the ACT spring of next year or the following fall. </p>

<p>He has had an IEP since 2nd grade and receives the above accommodations for his current state tests too. </p>

<p>I’m really torn as to whether or not I should try to get accommodations for my son on the ACT.</p>

<p>How recent does the documentation for the ACT need to be? My son has lots of accommodations on the SAT, but we set those into place right at the three year mark of when he was assessed by a psych. Now those tests are five years old. That won’t work for the ACT, right?</p>

<p>At the very least, I will apply for National Standard time with accommodations for his diabetes, but he also gets time and a half and keyboarding for the SAT.</p>

<p>But, I think I’m jumping into this too late, as I plan to have him take the Sept. ACT. Is it too late to apply? And do you think the documentation (except for diabetes) is too old?</p>

<p>i think 5 yrs is a bit too old. i believe you have to retest after 3yrs, and it can take up to 6 weeks to put accommodations through, so if you can’t retest until august, you probably won’t be able to take the september act</p>

<p>It’s not too late to apply since the ACT hasn’t even officially released it’s application form for the 2014-2015 testing year (it should be out in mid-July, with an application deadline in mid-August). But, five year old testing isn’t likely going to cut it, unless he has a long history of in-school accommodations including extended time/keyboarding. But, you may want to consider having him re-tested anyway. If he’s going to need accommodations once he gets to college, schools will want to see new testing within the last couple of years. Hope that helps!</p>

<p>Yeah, I want to get him retested but it’s so expensive. He’s attending community college part time and they have a sort of class through the disability office where they’ll test him over a semester. I’m thinking we’ll just do that, and probably, we’ll just go with the accommodations for his diabetes. </p>

<p>We homeschool, so there’s no IEP/ 529, etc.</p>

<p>Consider ensuring your student gets testing using ADULT instruments if he/she is looking toward college-level accommodations. That’s what we’re planning the spring of HS senior year. </p>

<p>Where will you get them, dyiu13? And isn’t it expensive? I’m not sure what the community college uses, but I plan to have that done in spring of my son’s senior year, too.</p>