For students with dysgraphia, what type of test accommodation is typically recommended?

• A. Open-ended essay tests
• B. Oral exams
• C. Multiple choice tests
• D. Group projects

Answer: (B)

When a student has dysgraphia, difficulties with handwriting and written expression can hide what they truly know. An oral exam lets the student demonstrate understanding and reasoning through spoken responses, bypassing the heavy writing demand. This aligns assessment with the student’s knowledge rather than their ability to write quickly or neatly, making it a fairer measure of learning. Of the other formats, open-ended writing tasks still require substantial handwriting, which can unfairly limit performance; multiple-choice tests, while less writing-heavy, don’t always capture depth of understanding and still involve reading and selecting answers; group projects assess collaboration more than individual tested knowledge. So, giving an oral exam is the typical accommodation to reduce the impact of dysgraphia on assessment.