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agree with Ruth. <<<

I must put my vociferous "cheat's" hat on
and join in please.....

 (Sharon)...
>>>agree with Ruth.  <<<

(Ruth)
>>>To be frank - I wonder how <<<
>>>those students are surviving <<<
>>>in a classroom <<<

(Elizabeth)
>>>many of their teachers feel that<<<
>>>they no longer need a reader<<<
>>> and are coping adequately with exams.<<<

 >>> Many of our parents are quite vociferous.<<<

I bought (many) a psychologist's report and recommendations
that were not contested but merely used as the submitted
evidence for my highly literate dyslexic daughter....never has needed a 
reader but "time", yes. Yet teacher testing didn't pick her up from age 10 
onwards as needing anything.

It was incredibly reassuring
at assessment time for DSA that the first words to this
over-anxious and too-articulate parent was "has she got the
time allowance for A2s?" before going on to the matter of DSA.

I have heard of Y11, reader removed; Y12, reader returned
..... my re-action was incredulous laughter. That parent was sure vociferous 
post hoc. I would have thrown the metaphorical nuke hand grenade in that 
situation, believe me, 81mm mortar be-blowed.

Does it all stem from being a reading problem .....cured, fixed, teached  - 
undisabled? From a parental viewpoint it feels like being cheated of 
support.

Peace be with you....  John, retired.