<p>My daughter has recently been approved for time-and-a-half on the ACT which she shall take in January. I just wanted to ask, for those who have gone through the test in such a manner or have kids who have, how does this work?</p>
<p>So say for the English Section, ordinarily you have 45 minutes to complete the section. Will my daughter be allocated 67.5 minutes to complete the section and be timed accordingly? Or (as I've heard from one or two people), will she just be given a total of 5 hours and 45 minutes to complete the ACT, timing herself for each section in accordance to her discretion? </p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help; my daughter will really appreciate it, as she is getting even more nervous not knowing how the day shall be scheduled :)</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help Rodney; its a welcome answer too, as she can then really spend more time on her difficult areas (any which involve extensive passage reading for example) and less on others.</p>
<p>The ACT is getting stingier and stingier with awarding accommodations. Students pretty much have to have an IEP/504 or some other official accommodations in place in school to qualify. If the accommodations have been in place for three or more years, the chances are good that the same accommodations will be approved by the ACT (i.e. extended time, reader, etc.). If the student hasn’t been using accommodations in the last three years, full documentation is necessary, including recent diagnostic testing reports. Be sure that those reports specifically recommend the accommodations the student is seeking, or get a letter from the diagnostician clarifying the test results re: accommodations. If you need more help, feel free to message me. Good luck!</p>
<p>My dyslexic son took the ACT not at a testing center on a “normal” test date but at the school supervised in the guidance office. His accomodation letter had a “window” of time he had to take and complete - I think it was a 2 week window and the letter arrived about a month before that window. He was granted time and a half. He took different sections on different days so I’m not sure how they handle it at a testing center on a normal test day. My guess is OPs D would be in a separate room. I’m assuming that the D has already taken it or will soon so perhaps the OP will update the thread.</p>
<p>Did your son have access to a reader (just guessing at that since he’s dyslexic)? While the standard time and a half is as described above, if a student is awarded additional accommodations the procedures may be different. Usually students who can use a reader on the test are administered the test at school, just as you say.</p>
<p>My son has had a 504 with accommodations since 3.grade. From 6th grade on he had an IEP with accomodations. While the accommodations have changed somewhat over time, he has always had more time to complete his assignments and for tests. However, College Board has denied him accommodations every year since 9th grade. He is now in 11th grade. The school councilor send in diagnostic reports as well as the IEP.</p>
<p>I have not yet submitted anything the ACT, but I will. We just got his practice ACT results back. He had a 34 in Critical Reading (his strength) a 6 on the essay (written expression is a def. weakness) he did well on all the other section, except he completed only 2/3 of each one. He knows about “no penalty for guessing” on the ACT, but he has a very poor concept of time and was caught of guard when time was up. </p>
<p>If anyone is familiar with executive function deficit, then you get a picture of what he is struggling with.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a suggestion on what I might do to get him accommodations for the SAT and/or ACT?</p>
<p>@ wantmylifeback PM me if you’d like to chat. I do accommodations consulting, and might be able to tell you more. Is his testing outdated? Does he have a DSM diagnosis, since executive function deficits, while very real, aren’t an “official” diagnosis? There’s a hundred things that could be a problem. I can tell you that if the College Board is denying him, his chances with the ACT are pretty much zero. Your best bet is to appeal with College Board again, but throw in everything but the kitchen sink to the documentation, including a personal statement from your son about how his disability affects his functioning. Good luck, and do feel free to contact me if needed.</p>
<p>My son was able to get time and a half and use of computer for the writing section on the ACT. For the SAT, he recieved time and a half and use of a computer for only the writing section. Needless to say, his ACT scores were considerable better than the SATs. We only sent ACT to the college he applied to.</p>
<p>We ended up doing a complete reassessment by the educational phsycologist (sp) that tested him in the 3rd grade. We have now used the same documentation to request accomodations from his 1st choice school he was admitted to. The disability department has told me that the documentation is good and we will be meeting with them over Spring Break. I want to get all the accomodations in place before he starts in the Fall.</p>
<p>Having a new evaluation performed made all the difference in the world.</p>