Authors: Martin Turner and Pauline Smith
Level: This assessment has been standardised with ages 5 to 16 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

Introduction

The Dyslexia Screener enables both non-specialist and specialist teachers to evaluate the extent to which dyslexic 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 who are having general difficulties in literacy and those whose difficulties are likely to be associated with dyslexia.

Developed by highly qualified specialists, it can be used from age 5 to 16+ and has been standardised to make the results accurate and reliable.

There are six tests covering three areas, with two assessments for each:

The ability tests address different aspects of general problem solving ability.

The diagnostic tests sample the information-processing efficiency in two domains - processing of the sounds of words and perceptual speed.

The attainment tests are of reading and spelling, particularly word-level processes.

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

Benefits

Adaptive testing ensures individuals enter the test at an appropriate level and are taken out of the test if questions become too difficult.

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 dyslexia.

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

Has been standardised with ages 5 to 16 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 literacy that require further investigation.

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

Allows you to distinguish between those students who may be suffering from general literacy difficulties and those whose difficulties are likely to be associated with dyslexia.

Computer based assessment is motivating and accessible for pupils.

Find out how the Dyslexia Screener can help.

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