Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen · educator tool (ages 6–9)

🧠 Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen

📘 educator use · ages 6–9 · not a clinical diagnosis

1. Phonological awareness: segment "ship" into sounds

/sh/ /i/ /p/ (correct) /s/ /h/ /i/ /p/ "ship" (whole word) No response / cannot segment

2. Rapid naming: 50 digits (colors, letters, numbers)

<45 sec 45–60 sec >60 sec Refuses / very slow

3. Single word reading: "glistens" accuracy

Correct "Gliss-tens" Guesses from picture/context Skips/refuses

4. Spelling: dictation "rain" from memory

RAIN (correct) RANE / RAYNE RAN / REIN Random letters / invented

5. Fluency: words correct per minute (grade-level passage)

Grade-level average 10–20 words below avg >20 words below avg Stops frequently / labored

6. Letter naming fluency: letters/minute

>50 letters/min 30–50 letters/min <30 letters/min Confuses b/d, p/q

7. Nonsense word fluency: "zif, blap, mib"

Sounds out correctly Partial sound-out Guesses real words No decoding attempt

8. Observation: reverses letters (b/d, p/q)

Never/rarely Sometimes Frequently Always

9. Family history: dyslexia/reading difficulty

No family history One parent/sibling Both parents / multiple relatives Unknown

10. Reading attitude: avoids reading aloud

Enjoys / participates willingly Sometimes reluctant Frequently avoids Strong avoidance / refusal

📋 screening outcome

0/20

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📌 answer breakdown

*Correct answer shown – educator reference only.