As a teacher of the deaf and a parent of a deaf child, this is critical to me. This testing at school does not accurately reflect what students who communicate with ASL actually know. Deaf students are often excluded from certain portions of the tests because administrators know this test does not allow them the access to language that they need. Please allow teachers to use ASL as an accommodation for the D/HH students so that the data is a more accurate indicator of student growth. Thank you!
Deborah Miller
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As a teacher of the deaf and a parent of a deaf child, this is critical to me. This testing at school does not accurately reflect what students who communicate with ASL actually know. Deaf students are often excluded from certain portions of the tests because administrators know this test does not allow them the access to language that they need. Please allow teachers to use ASL as an accommodation for the D/HH students so that the data is a more accurate indicator of student growth. Thank you!