She should be talking to the chair of that particular department, or should have before the test. Your riding in on your horse like Lochinvar from the West is not a good idea; if she has time, she should get to the dean, posthaste. If she fails, there must be some recourse other than the teacher, who sounds like he needs some help with his teaching skills. As we have seen here, in the real world, spelling often doesn’t count; the horse or cat certainly won’t care. And someone can help her with reports. Does she have medical or some kind of documentation about her learning disability?