Preparing for College
The transition into college does require some additional knowledge of how the system works. As a dyslexic student you still have legal rights granted by law. But how things are provided and the process changes. All colleges and universities are required by law to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled students. For the dyslexic student, a reasonable accommodation may be things like extra time on an exam, scribes or taking an essay exam on a keyboard. The individual disability must justify the need for the accommodations. Most colleges and universities provide these accommodations through disabled student's learning centers and most learning centers require recent diagnoses of the disability. They usually require that this information is current and sometimes extensive. The reason is often stated as "How can they provide the most appropriate accommodations if they do not have a thorough evaluation?"The problem is that when a student is in K through 12 the school system is responsible for the evaluation. When a student is in college the students' family is responsible for the evaluation costs and it can become expensive. There is a fear that this sets up a situation where only the wealthy can have access to reasonable accommodation, as they may be the only ones who can afford the testing. One way around this catch is to make sure that your child's assessment records are current and up to day when they are ready to leave high school. Make sure in 12th grade that all college bound dyslexic student have current evaluations completed within the last two year.
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Everything on this web site is the personal opinion of M. F. Glass Any of it might be incorrect or out-of-date.
