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This guide provides detailed recommendations for implementing an assessment system from practical experiences in helping many school leaders implement successful plans.
Topic: Assessments, Screening


This is an annual report from Pennsylvania's Dyslexia Screening and Intervention pilot program.
Topic: Dyslexia, Interventions, Screening



Read this infographic to learn common assessment terms used in reading.
Topic: Screening


Faith Giddens, curriculum planner and testing coordinator, describes how secondary school staff collaborates to design interventions based on assessment results, team reviews of student work, and data-driven success plans. View the sample material, Planning for Student Success.
Topic: Interventions, Professional Development, Screening


Listen to a literacy coach explains how the use of screening data has changed instruction at her school.
Topic: General Literacy, Assessments, Screening


Use this checklist to gather information about family history of reading difficulties.
Topic: Assessments, Screening, Dyslexia


Need ideas about how to use data to inform instruction on instructional reading skills? Check out this video.
Topic: Assessments, Screening


Dr. Compton outlines the components of a schoolwide screening system and gives an example of how a school might implement a universal screening program.
Topic: General Literacy, Assessments, Screening


This handbook provides an overview of how schools in Kentucky can implement dyslexia screening and intervention.
Topic: Dyslexia, Interventions, Screening



Use this milestone checklist to learn about important language and communication developmental milestones for your preschooler, see the milestones in action, and monitor milestones with your doctor.
Topic: Screening


Use this tool to plan a staff development meeting to review the universal screening recommendation and learn about the purpose of a universal screening system.
Topic: General Literacy, Professional Development, Screening


This resource developed by Sarah Thorud, Elementary Reading Specialist from Clatskanie School District in Oregon focuses on implementing screening and progress monitoring virtually. It includes guiding questions and considerations for implementation, video examples, and a sample sign-up sheet for screening and progress monitoring students virtually.
Topic: Remote Learning, Screening


This report describes the findings of a task force charged with studying the implementaiton of a dyslexia pilot program in Maryland.
Topic: Dyslexia, Interventions, Screening



Read this webpage to learn about Rapid Automized Naming (RAN) measures.
Topic: Assessments, Screening, Dyslexia



In this interview, Dr. Compton explains the purpose of universal screening, describes how it fits into a multi-tiered intervention system, and discusses using screening to identify students at risk for reading problems and place them into appropriate interventions.
Topic: General Literacy, Assessments, Screening


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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2022 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliterarcy.org