Assessments Resources

Resources & Links:

AIM Institute for Learning and Research

We love this resource from the AIM Institute and encourage you to go to see the additional flowcharts for subskill areas. (pictured)

CDE Specific Learning Disabilities Guidelines

Visit CDE SLD Guidelines Sections on areas of disability with examples of specific resources.

Reading Rockets: Early Reading Assessment: A Guiding Tool for Instruction

“How do you choose the best method for measuring reading progress? This brief article describes which assessments to use for different reading skills so that you can make sure all students are making progress towards becoming readers!”

Understanding a Comprehensive Evaluation for Reading

  • http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/parents/learn-about-dyslexia/dyslexia-testing

Comprehensive Dyslexia Evaluations

Adapted from Dr. Laura Santerre-Lemon’s presentation for DCKID on April 19, 2023.

For a norm-referenced assessment to diagnose dyslexia or identify a student with a specific learning disability, the following battery of assessments with recommended with specific assessments that identify assessment areas.

This list is just a recommendation to help you advocate for your child in private or school-based evaluations.

  • Phonological Processing

    • Phonological Awareness

      • CTOPP-2

      • WIAT-4 Phonemic Proficiency

      • KTEA-3 Phonological Processing

    • Rapid Automatized Naming

      • CTOPP-2 Rapid Naming Subtests

      • KTEA-3 Letter and Object Naming Subtests

  • Untimed Single-Word and Nonword Reading

    • Untimed Single-Word Reading

      • WIAT-4 Word Reading

      • WJ-IV ACH Letter Word Identification

      • KTEA-3 Letter & Word Recognition

      • WIST Word Identification

    • Untimed Nonword Reading

      • WIAT-4 Pseudoword Decoding

      • WJ-IV Ach Word Attack

      • KTEA-3 Nonsense Word Decoding

      • WIST Sound-Symbol Knowledge

  • Timed Single-word and Nonword Reading

    • Timed Single-Word Reading

      • TOWRE-2 Sight Word Efficiency

      • WIAT-4 Orthographic Fluency

      • KTEA-3 Word Recognition Fluency

    • Timed Nonword Reading

      • TOWRE-2 Phonemic Decoding Efficiency

      • WIAT-4 Decoding Fluency

      • KTEA-3 Decoding Fluency

  • Oral Reading Fluency of Connected Text (rate & accuracy)

    • GORT-5

    • WIAT-4 Oral Reading Fluency

  • Spelling

    • WIAT-4 Spelling

    • WJ-IV Ach Spelling

    • KTEA-3 Spelling

    • WIST Word Identification

  • Additional Areas of assessment consideration (especially if there are concerns)

    • General Cognitive Skills

    • Language Abilities

    • Other academic areas

      • Written Language

      • Math

    • Attention & Executive Functioning Skills

    • Social & Emotional Functioning

Interpreting Testing Results