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Modern Language oral exams in schools

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My daughter with ASD just came home very upset - she had an end of year exam in Spanish. It was an oral exam - the teacher asked a series of questions which she was supposed to answer. I'd helped her practice, so know that she knew the material. Unfortuantly she said that she completely froze and was unable to speak at all. The examiner accused her of being "difficult" and threatened her with zero marks.

I have no experience of any modifications to this type of exams that can be made for people with ASD - do they exist? if so, what are they? 

If anyone has any ideas how I can support my daughter with this I'd really appreciate it.

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  • I hope she is allowed a second attempt, I'm sorry she had a horrible time.

    I used to get so anxious about oral exams I wanted to throw up. I did my all of my french orals on about one hour's sleep because I would be dreading it and obsessively rehearsing it the night before. We had to go to a weird little room at the top of an outside staircase covered with pigeon poo, which made it seem like a bigger deal because it was all unfamiliar.

    idk if it's similar at her school but next time you could ask if she could look around the room before the exam so it seems like a less alien environment. Doesn't make it easy but it's one less thing to worry about. You could also ask if she could do it first thing in the morning, then there's less time to get worked up about it.

  • in reply to BassFace

    That's really helpful advice, thank you

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