Extra Time
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:11 pm
I understand the deadline for Bucks 11+ is some way off yet, but am keen to understand what the process is. I can see previous threads discussing various aspects of this, and am hoping to clarify a few points.
Our daughter has a long term health condition, which has affected her general health and school attendance over the years, as well as issues with visual processing, tracking etc., for which she has ongoing visual therapy. An EP report was obtained about a year ago, which although identified her as having a very high ability profile, also identified her as having slow processing speed.
For example, her reading age is 4years+, comprehension and VR scores are consistently 135+, (EP and in-school cat tests) yet her reading 'speed' is slow. This obviously manifests itself in various ways, notably with tasks that require any aspect of visual processing speed. Her NVR and mathematical ability has measured at 140+, and working memory 141+, so her mental agility with maths is exceptional, but reading and visually tracking a page of text...is just so slow.
She has been given extra time in school for all internal exams, since year 3, and we would like to request this for the 11plus this Autumn.
Does anyone know what would be the best evidence to provide for this? Is school information usually sufficient, or should we obtain another EP report, or would a behavioral optometry report suffice? Or perhaps we should provide both? I know they must be current reports, so our existing reports would not suffice.
Also, it has been mentioned that given her high ability profile, extra time might not be granted, but surely any measure of processing speed, has to be taken relative to other aspects of the child's profile? Any info or personal experience with this, would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Our daughter has a long term health condition, which has affected her general health and school attendance over the years, as well as issues with visual processing, tracking etc., for which she has ongoing visual therapy. An EP report was obtained about a year ago, which although identified her as having a very high ability profile, also identified her as having slow processing speed.
For example, her reading age is 4years+, comprehension and VR scores are consistently 135+, (EP and in-school cat tests) yet her reading 'speed' is slow. This obviously manifests itself in various ways, notably with tasks that require any aspect of visual processing speed. Her NVR and mathematical ability has measured at 140+, and working memory 141+, so her mental agility with maths is exceptional, but reading and visually tracking a page of text...is just so slow.
She has been given extra time in school for all internal exams, since year 3, and we would like to request this for the 11plus this Autumn.
Does anyone know what would be the best evidence to provide for this? Is school information usually sufficient, or should we obtain another EP report, or would a behavioral optometry report suffice? Or perhaps we should provide both? I know they must be current reports, so our existing reports would not suffice.
Also, it has been mentioned that given her high ability profile, extra time might not be granted, but surely any measure of processing speed, has to be taken relative to other aspects of the child's profile? Any info or personal experience with this, would be much appreciated. Thank you.