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Oral language modifiers: Scoping the demand - questionnaire analysis and focus group

Last updated on: 08/04/2008

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) removed the provision of oral language modifiers (OLMs, formerly called oral communicators) for deaf candidates from its regulations in 2004. The regulators of external qualifications take the view that OLMs are a reasonable adjustment in public examinations. A set of projects is under way to investigate the implications of allowing OLMs as a reasonable adjustment for students with certain types of language comprehension difficulty, and thereby to facilitate the drafting of clear JCQ regulations for OLM use in 2008 examinations. One part of this research has been a questionnaire to investigate the scope of demand for OLMs. This document reports findings from that questionnaire survey.

This document was published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). The regulatory function of QCA is now the responsibility of the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual). Ofqual regulates qualifications and monitors national curriculum assessments in England.