Dyscalculia Screener is a unique, computer-based assessment that indicates dyscalculic tendencies by measuring pupils' response times as well as the accuracy of their answers.

Author: Brian Butterworth
Level: This assessment has been standardised with ages 6 to 14 and, as such, will provide most accurate evidence within that age range. However, its focus is primarily on the profile of scores and so it may also prove useful as an initial exploratory assessment of low-attaining students at older ages.
Suitable For: SENCOs, Teachers and Educational Psychologists.
Awards: 2004 BETT award-winner for Special Educational Needs: Primary Software.

Introduction to the Dyscalculia Screener

The Dyscalculia Screener has been designed to enable both non-specialist and specialist teachers to evaluate the extent to which dyscalculic tendencies may be present, so that you can identify and offer help to individuals. The assessment is ideal for screening an entire year group, or for screening those children identified as showing some signs of difficulty that require further investigation. The assessment will help you to distinguish between those individuals with poor maths attainment and those whose difficulties are likely to be associated with dyscalculia.

Developed by the UK’s leading authority on dyscalculia, it can be used from age 6 to 14+ and has been standardised to make the results accurate and reliable.

The screener comprises three core tests that are proven to be effective at discriminating between dyscalculics and other pupils. Speed of response to numerical questions is the key measure used in the screener therefore a fourth test of simple reaction time is also included and the reaction times on the following three tests are adjusted to take this measure into account.

Simple reaction time

Dot Enumeration

Number Comparison (also referred to as Numerical Stroop)

Arithmetic Achievement (addition and multiplication)

Scoring, analysis and reporting is immediate and recommendations are given about next steps in either further assessment or intervention.

Benefits

Provides reports both at individual and group level, allowing you to analyse an individual’s profile in addition to the convenience of assimilating and storing the results for a group of learners.

Easily understandable parent/carer reports plus further guidance and letter templates to support your communication with parents and carers both before and after screening.

Results and reports are automatically available as soon as tests are completed.

Makes recommendations as to next steps in either further assessment or intervention, based on the author’s wide experience of working with dyscalculia.

Provides information of many commercial and charitable products and services that may be effective in providing support to individuals.

Has been standardised with ages 6 to 14 and, as such, will provide most accurate evidence within that age range. However, its focus is primarily on the profile of scores and so it may also prove useful as an initial exploratory assessment of low-attaining students at older ages.

Suitable for screening an entire year group, or for those children identified as showing some signs of difficulty in numeracy that require further investigation.

Supports early identification of difficulties that may lead to dyscalculia, ensuring timely and appropriate intervention.

Allows you to distinguish between those individuals with poor maths attainment and those whose difficulties are likely to be associated with dyscalculia.

Computer based assessment is motivating and accessible for pupils.

Standardised scores enable you to compare your own pupils with other pupils of the same age in years and months, and to easily see whether a pupil is above or below the national average.

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