Dyslexia: Early screening for risk
Dyslexia is one of the most common forms of learning disability, with some estimates suggesting that it may affect more than 17 percent of school-age students (Shaywitz, 2004). Although there are many different forms of reading difficulty, dyslexia is primarily characterized by difficulty in word-level reading ability, often due to deficits in automaticity or phonological processing.
Universal screening is an essential practice for identifying reading difficulties in the early grades, including characteristics of dyslexia. According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), early identification of reading difficulties helps get students the support they need and prevents further difficulty.
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mCLASS® with DIBELS 8th Edition® provides a formative assessment solution that supports the identification of students at risk for reading difficulties, including difficulty related to dyslexia. DIBELS 8th Edition was developed by the University of Oregon with the primary focus of ensuring that the measures are able to meet state-level dyslexia screening requirements.
How mCLASS identifies students at risk of dyslexia
When screening for risk, nothing can replace the power of listening to a child read—listening to their strengths as a reader AND their struggles.
With mCLASS, teachers administer predictive one-minute assessment measures that involve listening to students interact with sounds, letters, words, and text while screening for reading difficulties.
Identifying at-risk students: What comes next?
Research and statistics about dyslexia in early literacy
90 percent of students who struggle in third grade will continue to struggle at the end of elementary school if they do not receive the intervention.
74 percent of students who are poor readers in third grade will be poor readers in ninth grade, and, in general, have a higher risk of academic failure and school dropout.
According to a 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress study, only 35 percent of fourth-grade students were proficient in reading. Most of these children will spend the rest of their time in school trying to catch up
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Dylexia Resources and Materials
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Dyslexia toolkit
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Dyslexia Screening and Dibels 8th edition
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Connecting the science of reading to assessment
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Science of Reading toolkit
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