Prompt:

Student #3

Marion is a high-school student who attends public school. She has difficulty with visual-motor coordination, and this disability interferes with her ability to transfer information from the board or overhead onto a piece of paper. She also finds it very hard to copy information from a book or workbook onto paper as she frequently loses her place. The IEP team has recommended that Marion be allowed to write her answers directly in her textbooks rather than on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Can the IEP team's recommendation for a classroom accommodation be used for statewide testing? Discuss and justify your answer.

2. How can it be determined whether or not this accommodation will be helpful to Marion?