How do Classworks Reading Universal Screeners measure early indicators of dyslexia?

How do Classworks Reading Universal Screeners measure early indicators of dyslexia?

Introduction

  1. Classworks Reading Universal Screeners do not diagnose dyslexia. We identify whether additional testing for dyslexia is recommended based on the student's performance on early indicators.
  1. The Classworks Universal Screener is specifically designed to determine a student’s risk for reading difficulty and the need for intervention. Once the Universal Screener has been administered to students in grades K - 2 teachers review overall and domain-specific scores.
  1. The table below shows specific indicators correlated to the specific skill domains from the Classworks Universal Screener.
International Dyslexia Association Recommended Strands Classworks Skill Domains and Strands of Reading
Phonemic Awareness
  • Phoneme segmentation
  • Phone manipulation tasks
  • Phonological Memory
Listening/Speaking/Viewing
Phonological Awareness
  • Recognize and produce rhyming and non-rhyming words
  • Recognize short and long vowels
Word Analysis
Phonemic Awareness
  • Understand that a new word is created when any of the letters are substituted, added, or deleted
  • Segment spoken words into phonemes
  • Use onset and rime to read common word families
Phonics
  • Letter Naming Fluency
  • Letter-sound association
  • Onset-Rime
  • Blending
Word Level Decoding
  • Word identification
  • Word recognition fluency
Word Analysis
Concepts of Print
  • Differentiate between upper and lower case letters
  • Understand that words move left-to-right and top-to-bottom across the page
  • Differentiate between individual letters and printed words
Oral Vocabulary

Word Analysis
Vocabulary
  • Develop vocabulary by classifying words
  • Develop vocabulary by using compound words
Reading Comprehension*

Reading
Reading Comprehension*
  • Paraphrase and summarize texts
  • Identify main ideas and supporting details
  • Ask and answer questions while reading
*  - Included beginning with BOY/Fall of 2nd GradeClassworks

Early Indicator Risk Status

  1. The Universal Screeners were specifically designed to determine a students’ risk for reading difficulty and the need for intervention.
  1. Students who score below the 25 percentile on specific skills that may indicate further dyslexia testing is needed are identified. 


About Dyslexia


  1. Dyslexia is one of the most common literacy-related disabilities, affecting nearly one in every five individuals. 
  1. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)  describes dyslexia as a brain-based learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read. 
  1. Dyslexia impacts regions of the brain that are related to language and reading. 
  1. Individuals with dyslexia struggle with tasks that require them to sound out or segment sounds, accurately spell words, and quickly decode written words as they read.