Appealing won't help. They only rescore the bubble sheets.
They won't rescore the essay or summary. It is a waste of
money. In my experience with people like your friend, they
need to really ace the grammar and usage and mechanics
sections. Studying punctuation, capitalization and grammar
will put him over the edge. (My book, MTEL Magic, will lead
him in the right direction). Good luck
On 6/13/09, kelly wrote:
> A friend of mine has taken the communication and literacy
> exam approximately 7 times, missing the required score by a
> matter of a few points...most recently by 1 point. This
> individual has been working for the past 15 years with
> significantly emotionally disturbed, psychiatrically
> impaired children with great success. He has earned
> exemplary evaluations, and even the educator of the year
> award at the school that he is currently working for. He
> has his M.Ed in special education from an accredited
> teaching college. He has been diagnosed within the past
> year with a writing disability, which gives him a
> significant disadvantage with regards to the many
> components of the MTEL's, specifically with the C & L, as
> he is a phonetic speller...he was able to earn the
> accommodation of extended testing time. He has lost his
> teaching status due to the inability to obtain a waiver,
> soley based on unsuccessful attempts to pass the mtels...in
> addition to the teaching status, he has had to take a
> significant cut in pay and has a family to support...he has
> everything he needs to be a teacher with the exception of
> this...does anyone have any advice to help him appeal his
> results...any positive advice would be appreciated...that
> one point increase may have changed his whole life for the
> better...hoping someone can help him out....thanks...
