Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mandatory Requirements 1.1. Must be able to be administered by a certified teacher without additional credentials beyond brief training in the specific assessment tool. 1.2. Must provide for universal screening that can be administered three (3) times a year (beginning, middle, and end of year); 1.3. Must provide assessment for risk of characteristics of dyslexia and clearly identify students who demonstrate risk for dyslexia; 1.3.1. Assessment for characteristics of dyslexia administered at beginning of year to students in first, second, and third grade who do not meet the grade-level target (40th percentile). 1.3.2. Assessment for characteristics of dyslexia administered at middle of year to students in kindergarten who do not meet the grade-level target (40th percentile). 1.4. Must be available and normed for all students in kindergarten through grade 3, as well as 4th and 5th grade students who continue to demonstrate reading difficulties. 1.5. Must provide progress monitoring for students below grade-level targets to regularly monitor the progress of students identified with a reading deficiency as they progress through the school year. The assessment must be sensitive to student growth/progress across the school year. 1.5.1. Progress monitoring must be available on a monthly, bi-weekly, and weekly basis as determined by the needs of the student. 1.5.2. Must provide guidance for setting realistic and ambitious goals that will allow students to close learning gaps.
