Findings from Dyslexia screening research project Dyslexia, dyspraxia and visual stress: how do we identify these in students?

Aim of project  To compare 2 different dyslexia screening methods  Tutor screening : –a battery of tests and interview delivered by a tutor  Computer screening: computerised assessment – LADS –could be delivered to up to 20 students at a time.

Participants  100 students recruited:  99 double screened  30 screened positive on both screenings  41 students screened positive on one screening method  71 students referred for assessment

Screening project: Assessment  Some students previously assessed  Some students refused assessment  56 assessments carried out + 4 previous ones used in analysis  Of the 60 assessed, 75% (45/60) were found to have a specific difficulty.  Much higher incidence than we expected

Raising awareness of SpLD  research into pupils failing SATS levels (PATOSS Conference 2008) – 55% identified as at risk of dyslexia – so there may be an underlying cause as to why a particular student is failing.

Results of assessments  39 dyslexic  18 dyspraxic  15 visual stress Comorbidity: 13 dyslexia + visual stress 13 dyslexia + dyspraxia 9 dyspraxia + visual stress

Assessed negative = 15 Co-morbidity of dyslexia, dyspraxia and visual stress from the 60 assessments used.