This site is open to parents and teachers for kids 5-12 years of age. the cost is $5 to register, then $20 per child to test. I'm not sure schools will want to do this, but a parent might if they suspect there is some difficulty the child is having. According to what I could access, there are several tests the child will be given, and the testing can be paused to give the child a break.It takes 45 minutes to test and the results are available immediately.
THEY DO TEST FOR DYSLEXIA:
Dyslexia is defined as a learning disability marked by an inability to read well. Dyslexia essentially means difficulty reading words. Researchers have now furthered the definition to include not only reading difficulties, but impairment in areas of language development that is observed when the individual begins learning to read. These skills are measured in the Reading Screening assessment.
The testing is apparently administered by CARRD - Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
I'm not sure how I feel about this...On one hand, it's accessible by parents. On the other hand, I wonder just how good the tests are....
The testing is apparently administered by CARRD - Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
I'm not sure how I feel about this...On one hand, it's accessible by parents. On the other hand, I wonder just how good the tests are....
To date there is no electronic screen for reading disability that is valid and reliable. I think because reading is so critical to success in life well-meaning (okay, not at all knowledgeable or well-meaning, but greedy) people try to market a quick fix to a complex process. Even the hand held universal screeners, which are convenient for teachers, fail to yield the hard data necessary to identify reading problems. This is a case of caveat emptor. A second difficulty is that sometimes teachers are also looking for a quick fix which doesn't exist. Third, the majority of people learned to read fairly easily with instruction. From their perspective they think they understand reading, because they can read. One difficulty with websites is that anyone can post, market, sell anything they wish. That this site purports to diagnose dyslexia speaks volumes. When diagnosed, which is very rarely, it is a medical diagnosis with input from psychometrists andreading specialists. Another conundrum to consider: how do we protect people from themselves? Particularly the parent of a student suffering academically due to reading?
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