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Angela Fawcett

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Rod Nicolson

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

DST-S helps to identify children in secondary school who are at risk of dyslexia.

Dyslexia Screening Test - Secondary

Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen 

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

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Overview

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			<h3>Product notice</h3>

			<p>Effective immediately, the <strong>DST</strong>, <strong>DEST</strong>, and <strong>DAST</strong> assessments are now published by the Authors.</p>

			<p>For purchases of <strong>DST, DEST, or DAST kits, manuals, forms, and any related physical materials</strong> for scoring these assessments, please contact the Authors directly at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:rodnicolson@mac.com?subject=DST-S%20Enquiry%20via%20Pearson%20Website">Rod Nicolson</a><br />
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			Thank you for your understanding and continued support. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don&rsquo;t hesitate to <a href="https://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/contact-us.html" target="_blank">reach out</a>.</p>
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Ordering

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

			<h2>Benefits</h2>

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				<li>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</li>
				<li>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</li>
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			<h2>Features</h2>

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				<li>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.</li>
				<li>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.</li>
				<li>Consists of the following subtests:
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					<li>Rapid Naming</li>
					<li>Bead Threading</li>
					<li>One Minute Reading</li>
					<li>Postural Stability</li>
					<li>Phonemic Segmentation</li>
					<li>Two Minute Spelling</li>
					<li>Backwards Digit Span</li>
					<li>Nonsense Passage Reading</li>
					<li>One Minute Reading</li>
					<li>Verbal Fluency</li>
					<li>Semantic Fluency</li>
					<li>Spoonerisms</li>
					<li>Non-verbal Reasoning</li>
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Product Details

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			<p><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/uk-clinical/files/DST-S-Report-SampleSecondary.pdf" target="_blank">Sample report - Secondary</a>, <a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/uk-clinical/files/dst-s-report-result-page.jpg" target="_blank">Results page DST-S</a></p>
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Resources

<p><strong>PC&nbsp;Supported Platforms</strong></p>
<strong>Minimum System Requirements:</strong>

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

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

<p><strong>Macintosh Supported Platforms:</strong><br />
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Mac: OS 8 /9 / X (10.4 or lower running classic mode, non Intel Macs, Not support on 10.5, 10.6)</p>


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