----- Original Message ----- From: Nira Artzy - arnira@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Accomodations Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. There used to be an accommodation for an LD student who needed someone to read him the exam (any teacher in school who wasn't his own teacher). This teacher did not need a special approval from the local inspector and was not paid for it. In addition the student taped his answers and the tape was sent with the booklet. This accommodation has been cancelled for 2008 Summer Bagrut. There will not be a neutral examiner in English, nor will there be the option of using 2 tapes. When I asked Judy about the options for these students she suggested asking for an oral exam. The oral exam has NOT been cancelled. I suggest you read the details about Accommodations Level 3 in the document on www.anglit.net . To summarize: the oral exam is shorter than the regular exam, it takes only 30 minutes, the examiner calculates the grade. The examiner must be approved by the inspector and gets paid for it. Nira ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------