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Dyslexia Screening Test - Secondary

DST-S
The Dyslexia Screening Test - Secondary (DST-S) helps to identify children in secondary school who are at risk of dyslexia.

Overview

Publication date:
2004

Age range:
11 years 6 months to 16 years 5 months

Qualification level:
A

Qualification Level

 

Level A

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Level B

This approval level enables you to buy our assessments requiring A or B qualification levels.

Level C

This approval level enables you to buy all our assessments.

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Product notice

Effective immediately, the DST, DEST, and DAST assessments are now published by the Authors.

For purchases of DST, DEST, or DAST kits, manuals, forms, and any related physical materials for scoring these assessments, please contact the Authors directly at Rod Nicolson

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

 

Product Details

The revised Dyslexia Screening Test now covers primary and secondary school-aged children in two separate assessments.

Benefits

  • The DST-S provides a profile of strengths and weaknesses which can be used to guide the development of in-school support for the child
  • The DST-S is designed to identify those children who are still experiencing difficulties at secondary school and provides data which can be used in support of requesting extra time concessions in exams

Features

  • The division of the DST into two tests, DST - Junior and DST - Secondary (DST-S), include extra subtests which are particularly relevant to the age group.
  • The DST-S replaces the best-selling DST and reflects changes in theory and practice since this initial publication with additional subtests, validation studies and case histories and scoring software.
  • Consists of the following subtests:
    • Rapid Naming
    • Bead Threading
    • One Minute Reading
    • Postural Stability
    • Phonemic Segmentation
    • Two Minute Spelling
    • Backwards Digit Span
    • Nonsense Passage Reading
    • One Minute Reading
    • Verbal Fluency
    • Semantic Fluency
    • Spoonerisms
    • Non-verbal Reasoning
 

Resources

Sample report - Secondary, Results page DST-S

 

System Requirements

PC Supported Platforms

Minimum System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
  • 133MHz processor
  • 128 RAM, more memory improves performance (individual system requirments may exceed recommendation)
  • 2 MB video card capable of 800x600 resolution (16-bit color)
  • 100 MB free hard disk space when installing The Psychological Corporation Assessment Center for the first time
  • 75 MB of free hard disk space if The Psychological Corporation Assessment Center has been installed with another product
  • Internet Explorer 5.0+ (If this is not installed, you will need an additional 65 MB of disk space to complete the installation)
  • CD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
  • 300MHz processor
  • 512 MB RAM, more memory improves performance (individual system requirments may exceed recommendation)
  • 2 MB video card capable of 1024x768 resolution (32 bit color)
  • 175 MB free hard disk space when installing The Psychological Corporation Assessment Center for the first time
  • 75 MB of free hard disk space if The Psychological Corporation Assessment Center has been installed with another product
  • Internet Explorer 5.0+ (If this is not installed, you will need an additional 65 MB of disk space to complete the installation)
  • CD-ROM drive

Macintosh Supported Platforms:

Mac: OS 8 /9 / X (10.4 or lower running classic mode, non Intel Macs, Not support on 10.5, 10.6)

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