What do you think in the the state of Texas regarding the shift of special education students having to take TAKS-I versus SDAA-II beginning next school year in reading and math... do you think it will have any significant impact or will the move in testing actually help our special needs students achieve the goals of NCLB?
2007-01-19 16:11:47 · 3 answers · asked by Yuppie-in-Training 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Texas is not known for it's excellent special education. If this leads to your child not getting a diploma then it's a bad thing. Some kids should have modified/reduced testing (for example, severely disabled kids who are living up to their potential), but most times Texas uses the NCLB and other legislation to exclude kids from mantatory testing to avoid negative consequences. Texas has to exclude these kids so they can say they (the schools) are performing at an adequate level, and avoid sanctions. But these are the kids who would most benefit from the time, money and effort to upgrade their educational program. Best advice: join up with other spec ed parents and advocate! Until the school districts have 'financial incentive' to maximize our kids potential (w/o going overboard), things won't change.
2007-01-19 18:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My son is in special education in Houston - he is autistic - and I think this is one of the nuttiest ideas yet. He is almost completely non-verbal, and a good day is one where he reads aloud. He is learning life skills, not how to take a test that has no impact regarding his instruction or intelligence.
2007-01-19 17:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by mekeygabriel 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't feel this is going to help at all.
2007-01-20 11:13:45 · answer #3 · answered by ener 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋