Friday, February 16, 2024
4:00 PM–4:50 PM CST
- PMD: 1,8
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Advanced
- Poster Session 4: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- distinguish between dyslexia screening, a dyslexia diagnosis, and identification of a SLD consistent with best practices measurement guidelines;
- recognize dyslexia as the most common type of learning disability that may manifest as a learning disability;
- recognize basic reading, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression as legitimate elements of a SLD diagnoses;
- identify types of assessment tools and relate them to relevant diagnoses, consistent with data-based, ethical decision making; and
- integrate, synthesize, and communicate assessment results with confidence, sensitive to inclusive best practices.
Description
This paper describes screening/identifying/diagnosing dyslexia best practices, including controversies (e.g., Is dyslexia best diagnosed as an SLD?) and information describing assessment tools (e.g., Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen, Tests of Dyslexia).
Presenter(s)
R. Steve McCallum, University of Tennessee
Sherry M. Bell, Professor Emerita, UTK
