In today’s schools, teachers must screen and monitor for academic difficulties and are expected to use assessments to guide their instruction. Understanding the assessment of students with dyslexia gives teachers the knowledge to identify which skills need remediation, and the students’ strengths that can help them overcome their challenges. Assessing Dyslexia provides teachers with answers to questions they often have about assessment and is applicable not only to students with dyslexia but to all who struggle with reading.
Written in accessible terms throughout, this book offers information on understanding and interpreting psychoeducational reports and approaches on how to better communicate with parents and students regarding this process. By demonstrating how to use testing to guide their teaching, this book describes the why, how and what of assessment and promotes the self-sufficiency of teachers by providing them with a clear rationale for why particular instructional strategies should be used.
With encouragement for teachers to reflect on assessment critically and resources to expand their skill knowledge, this book provides a clear path to enhancing teachers’ practice and improving their pupils’ attainment. Assessing Dyslexia serves as a suitable reading for all teachers and represents a move from the "wait to fail" model to a test to teach approach, addressing the questions and anxieties of today’s teachers.
Author(s): Gad Elbeheri, Eric Q. Tridas
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 94
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
1 The Nature of Dyslexia Assessment
Introduction & Definition
Dyslexia: Prevalence & Signs
Importance of Dyslexia Assessment
Fundamentals of Dyslexia Assessment
Types of Dyslexia Assessments
Purpose of Dyslexia Assessment
2 The LEFT Model: A Process for Dyslexia Assessment
Components of Dyslexia Assessment
The Rule of Fours
The LEFT Model
Listen: History
Evaluate: Testing and Documentation
Formulate: Putting It All Together
Teach/Treat
3 Listen
The Educational History: Developmental Profile and Academic Work
Behaviour/Emotional Regulation
Health
Environment
4 Evaluate: Teacher Assessment of Language & Literacy
Checklists for Teachers
Screening Tools for Teachers
Error Analysis
Progress Monitoring & RTI
Behavioural Observations
5 Evaluate: Understanding a Psychoeducational Evaluation Report
Test Types
Interpreting Test Results
6 Formulation: Putting It All Together
Formulation Structure – The Rule of Fours
Cognitive & Processing Skills
Academic Achievement
Attention & Executive Functions
Behavioural & Emotional Factors
Health & Family Medical History Factors
Social/Environmental Factors
7 Teach & Treat
Teach
Remediation
The Science of Reading – Structured Literacy
Content/What to Teach – The Basic Elements of Structured Literacy
Instructional Practices – When and How to Teach
Assessment – Diagnostic Teaching
Accommodations
Modifications
Treat
Attention Problems (ADHD)
Behavioural/Emotional Challenges
8 Useful Resources
References
Index
