6 Commonly Requested Classroom Accommodations for Dyslexia

1. Oral testing
2. Untimed tests
3. Grade on content, not spelling or handwriting
4. Reduction on homework load
5. Allow dictated homework
6. Reduce spelling test

With the proper documentation, a student seeking to take the GED tests may receive extra time, scribe, and use of the calculator on the whole math test. In addition, a GED candidate may be able to have the GED tests read orally to them.

**Always be sure to check with your local GED Testing Center for the most up-to-date resources and information.

GED and the Job!

There is a lot of competition for jobs in this economy. Many jobs that did not necessarily require a GED or high school equivalency diploma now do.

And what's happening is many of our adult learners who had a job and are now laid off have difficult landing one. Why? Because they do not have their high school diploma or GED.

For some getting the GED is a quick process, while for others it will take a little longer. In most cases, it is the math, reading, and writing that needs to be refreshed.... and many times learned for the first time.

How can you help? I have found that small group instruction works great! Just getting together as a group and having a "discussion" in whatever topic seems to help retention. And it is the student who returns again and again who will succeed.

I also think that having two different areas to study helps. Most of my students will stay to study at least 2 hours. Rather than spend the entire two hours on one subject, I split it in two. I also suggest to the student that they not only study via books but also via computer.