Special Accommodations for
Documented Disabilities
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Is there a cost to the student
for using accommodations on the GED Tests? No, there is
never a cost to the student.
- Do accommodations make the test
easier? No. They simply level the playing field. Accommodations
allow persons with disabilities to demonstrate what they
know in a different mode.
- What can a teacher do to help a
student with disabilities?
 The
teacher can watch for students who are not progressing or
who make uneven progress, who are frustrated, who just "don't
get it", who try hard but just don't seem to be successful,
who fidget, who can't concentrate or pay attention, who lose
focus easily, who have a history of special education or resource
room, who get headaches when they read, who squint, who have
poor coordination, who can't find their way around, who are
continually late, who can't get organized, who can't use a
pencil well, etc. - and help them get screened for learning
disabilities.
The
teacher can be an advocate in the test accommodations process
by helping the student to request special education records,
understand and follow the steps of the process, solve problems,
keeping all the records together, etc.
The
teacher can have the student practice using the requested
accommodation in the classroom.
The
teacher can work on graphic organizers and strategy instruction
with the student.
The
teacher can use a multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning.
The
teacher can indicate the effectiveness of the accommodation
by giving the practice GED Test in accommodated and un-accommodated
modes to demonstrate the impact of the accommodation.
The
teacher can develop the student's ability to self-advocate
for disability services through role-plays, understanding
disability-related rights and responsibilities, etc.
The
teacher can get more knowledgeable about assistive technology
and how both low-tech (pencil-holders) and high tech (computers
and software programs such as text-to-speech) can assist people
with disabilities.
The
teacher can learn more about how disabilities can interfere
with learning and testing.
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