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Early Childhood Screens III and Data Sheets

The Early Childhood Screens III, available in three age-specific volumes, evaluate the key predictors of school success. Each screen takes approximately 10-15 minutes per child and allows for comparison of performance to the cutoff scores for delays and giftedness, as well as to the performance of same-age children. Examiners use one Data Sheet per child per screening. Our screening tools address the domains of Physical Development, Language Development, Academic Skills/Cognitive Development, and Self-help and Social-Emotional Skills.

To screen infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds, select the Early Childhood Screen III (0-35 months)

To screen three-, four-, and five-year-olds, select the Early Childhood Screen III (3-5 years)

To screen kindergartners and first graders, select the Early Childhood Screen III (K & 1)

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Early Childhood Screens III and Data Sheets The Early Childhood Screens III, available in three age-specific volumes, evaluate the key predictors of school success. Each screen takes approximately 10-15 minutes per child and allows for comparison of performance to the cutoff scores for delays and giftedness, as well as to the performance of same-age children.

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Formative Assessment of Standards Tasks (FAST)

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Formative Assessment of Standards Tasks (FAST)

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SANDI | Alternate Assessment for SWID | Lakeshore®

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Learn about this formative & summative assessment for students with intellectual disabilities (SWID). SANDI is a standards-based alternate assessment.

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Evaluate for Reading Disorders and Identify the Specific Subtype of Dyslexia From Pre-K to College

The FAR is a comprehensive assessment of reading and related processes. It is unique in that it helps you determine the examinee's specific subtype of dyslexia to inform decisions about appropriate interventions.

The original comprehensive reading assessment using a neurodevelopmental approach

Score online in minutes with PARiConnect

Provide targeted interventions with the FAR Interpretive Report

Features and benefits

Based on the premise that treatments for reading disorders vary by dyslexia subtype: dysphonetic dyslexia, surface dyslexia, mixed dyslexia, and reading comprehension deficits.

Takes a neurodevelopmental approach to reading, which suggests that multiple neural pathways underscore various aspects of the reading process such as phonemic awareness, fluency, decoding, and comprehension.

Comprises 15 individual subtests measuring various aspects of vocabulary, phonological awareness, decoding skills, rapid automatic naming, orthographical processing, morphological processing, word memory, reading fluency (word and story; silent and oral), and comprehension skills.

Enables you to conduct an item-level skills and error analysis of the examinee's scores on specific subtests and to take a more in-depth look at his or her reading-related behaviors.

Can be used for an array of purposes, including general screening of dyslexia, progress monitoring of discrete skills for school systems operating in an RTI paradigm, diagnosis of a learning disability as part of a comprehensive psychological evaluation, and design of a deficit- or skill-specific intervention.

A separate screening form is designed to identify children at risk for developmental dyslexia and measure the underlying processes of reading. Screening Form is composed of three subtests: one from the Phonological Index (Phonemic Awareness); one from the Fluency Index (Rapid Automatic Naming); and one from the Comprehension Index (Semantic Concepts).

Practice support resources

School psychologists, learn how the FAR helps identify reading disorders, including dyslexia, and develop appropriate interventions in our infographic!

The FAR Screening Form Remote allows you to administer via teleconferencing.

In-Person e-Stimulus Books and Kits are convenient, more hygienic alternatives to paper administration that allow you to administer the FAR face-to-face via tablet. Be sure to download the administrative guidelines white paper prior to administering.

The FAR Laminated Storybook-included in the FAR Comprehensive Kit-allows for easier sanitation and clean-up of materials after student use. It is also available for individual purchase.

Read our white paper to learn more about using built-in skills, error, and behavior analyses with the FAR and the FAM to help you develop even more effective reading and math interventions!

Visit the PAR Training Portal to view a FAR interactive course and to access pronunciation guides for various FAR subtests.

The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders: A Compendium of Research-Based Interventions, by Steven G. Feifer, DEd, delves into the neural underpinnings of reading disorders and dyslexia in children and adolescents.

Kits

includes FAR Professional Manual with Fast Guide, 10 Examiner Record Forms, 10 Examinee Response Forms, Stimulus Book 1, Stimulus Book 2, Stimulus Book 3, set of 3 Scoring Templates, and Laminated Storybook

Plus, this kit includes a certificate for 5 FREE FAR Interpretive Reports on PARiConnect!

FAR In-Person e-Admin Comprehensive Kit

for in-person administration via tablet; includes FAR e-Manual with Fast Guide, Administration Guidelines for Digital Stimulus Materials, 10 Examiner Record Forms, 10 Examinee Response Forms, set of 3 Scoring Templates, Laminated Storybook, and In-Person e-Stimulus Book. Plus, this kit includes certificates for 5 FREE FAR Interpretive Reports on PARiConnect! e-Manuals and e-Stimulus Books are limited to a single user and device. Please see our e-Manuals FAQ before ordering e-Manuals, and please see our e-Stimulus Books FAQ before ordering e-Stimulus Books.

Manuals, books, and equipment

e-Manuals and e-Stimulus Books are limited to a single user and device. Please see our e-Manuals FAQ before ordering e-Manuals, and please see our e-Stimulus Books FAQ before ordering e-Stimulus Books.

FAR In-Person e-Stimulus Book

for in-person administration via tablet. e-Manuals and e-Stimulus Books are limited to a single user and device. Please see our e-Manuals FAQ before ordering e-Manuals, and please see our e-Stimulus Books FAQ before ordering e-Stimulus Books.

Forms and booklets

Available on PARiConnect

FAR Score Report (price per use; minimum order of 5)

Score reports provide scores and profiles based on response data from a paper-and-pencil assessment.

FAR Interpretive Report (price per use; minimum order of 5)

This interpretive report provides scores, profiles, and interpretive text based on response data from a paper-and-pencil assessment.

1-24

25-249

250+

$7.00 each

$6.30 each

$5.60 each

Test structure

Five index scores are generated: the Phonological Index, the Fluency Index, the Comprehension Index, the Mixed Index (a composite of Phonological and Fluency index scores), and the FAR Total Index (a composite of all subtest scores).

Examinees in prekindergarten take eight subtests, examinees in kindergarten to Grade 1 take 11 subtests, and examinees in Grade 2 to college take 14 subtests.

You can choose to administer the full battery or, for a shorter administration time, only the subtests associated with an individual reading index, or individual subtests.

Reliable change and discrepancy scores can be calculated.

Includes clinical samples of more than 120 students with learning problems, ADHD, and intellectual developmental disorder.

Online scoring is available on PARiConnect.

Administration time

35 minutes for PK

60 minutes for K-Grade 1

75 minutes for Grade 2+

15-20 minutes for Screening Form

Choose to administer the full battery or, for a shorter administration time, only the subtests associated with an individual reading index, or individual subtests.

Technical information

Offers grade-based norms (with age proxies provided); age and grade equivalents for subtest scores; and confidence intervals, percentile ranks, z scores, and normal curve equivalents (NCEs) for index scores.

Subtest and index scores are scaled to the familiar IQ metric (M = 100; SD = 15).

Standardized on a sample of 1,074 examinees in prekindergarten to college drawn from more than 30 states using a population-proportionate, stratified random sampling plan based on 2012 U.S. Census statistics.

The FAR subtests have median reliability coefficients that range from .67 to .95, the majority of which are in the upper .80s and .90s, indicating an overall high degree of internal consistency.

The FAR demonstrates consistent relationships in the expected direction and magnitude with a variety of external variables including grade; other reading tests; and measures of achievement, memory, and intelligence.

Predictive validity analysis of learning disability demonstrated a significant discriminant function, with an overall classification rate of 96.7%.

Need a test for dyslexia? Dr. Feifer explains why you need the FAR.
FAR author, Dr. Steven Feifer, explains what the Feifer Assessment of Reading offers that other tests for dyslexia do not, and why it is not just another reading test. He shares that the FAR is a diagnostic achievement test that doesn't simply give you a student's reading level, but tells you WHY the student is at that level, which leads to better intervention selection.

What subtypes of reading disorders does the FAR measure?
The FAR as it measures four subtypes of reading disorders: Phonological dyslexia, surface dyslexia, mixed dyslexia, and comprehension issues.
How does PARiConnect help me score the FAR and quickly receive interventions? It only takes about 3 minutes to take the raw scores, add them up and transfer into PARiConnect. Instantly, you can choose from several reports: interpretive, comprehensive score, and reliable change. If you are craving practical strategies that you can start tomorrow to help improve your student's reading skills, I encourage you to administer the FAR. - Steven G. Feifer, DEd What features can I expect from the FAR Interpretive Report?

Available through PARiConnect, the FAR Interpretive Report provides scores for all 15 FAR subtests and includes detailed interpretations of index, index discrepancy, and subtest scores.

Provides targeted reading interventions that are based on current reading research and tailored to your student's age and FAR scores.

Save time by easily copying and pasting recommendations into your own report.

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The Feifer Assessment of Reading (FAR) is a diagnostic achievement test for dyslexia and other reading disorders. Order the FAR from PAR today.

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Educators and families will find formal and informal assessments designed to support transition-aged youth as they work toward life experiences beyond high school. These resources include general assessments for educators, families, and students; assessments for post-secondary employment, college, and independent living; and assessments for health and medical concerns.

Also included on this site are transition and employment resources from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), Ohio Employment First, OhioMeansJobs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, and others.

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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center

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Transition Assessment Matrix: Transition Resources: Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center: Indiana University Bloomington

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Student Technology Access Inventory- Secondary

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Student Annual Needs Assessment Inventory

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Benefits and Uses of the SANDI at Lakeshore Learning

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The Student Annual Needs Determination Inventory (SANDI) is a specially designed comprehensive summative and formative assessment for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). Created by the Riverside County Office of Education in California, the SANDI provides access to grade-level new state standards aligned to targeted critical instructional skills.

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Key Math

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Shanker-Ekwall Reading Inventory

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Ekwall/Shanker Reading Inventory, 6th Edition

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Behavior Rating-Executive Functions

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Common Core State Standards for Special Educatio

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