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    Targeted Assessment Solutions: Dyslexia

    Access your comprehensive dyslexia evaluation playbooks for early childhood, school aged students, & English learners

    Dyslexia Evaluations for Early Childhood

    Assessment for younger children should place an emphasis on the foundational skills for reading: oral language, phonological awareness, rapid naming, letter recognition, and sound-symbol association. 

    Riverside Insights offers powerful tools in the assessment of Dyslexia, allowing examiners to assess various latent and applied abilities pertinent to early childhood reading achievement.  

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    Evaluating for Dyslexia at School

    The IDA states that, “[Dyslexia] is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities...Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”  

    Assess using valid and reliable tools in the assessment of Dyslexia, allowing examiners to gauge various latent and applied abilities pertinent to reading and spelling achievement throughout the lifespan.

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    Identifying Dyslexia in English Learners

    Identification of dyslexia in languages other than English requires an understanding of the orthographic complexity of the language and its influence on reading and spelling difficulties. Examiners should have expertise in native language attrition, language dominance, cross-linguistic transfer, and the impact of special language programming and sociocultural factors on language acquisition and learning.

    Be empowered to evaluate Dyslexia in Spanish-speaking bilingual populations, allowing examiners to assess various latent and applied abilities pertinent to reading achievement throughout the lifespan. 

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