Assessment and Evaluation
Children develop in different ways and at different times. There are certain signs of reading or learning problems, though, that parents and teachers can watch out for. The following articles provide information on different processes for identifying kids who need extra help to succeed in school. You may also want to see the Developmental Timelines and Struggling Readers sections for additional articles and information.
Featured video
Our shows on PBS
Reading roundtable
Professional development webcasts
- English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities
- Assessment: On Track for Reading Success
- Establishing an Effective Reading Program
- Reading to Learn: ELL in Grades 4-6
- Make Reading Count: Effective Strategies for Teaching Comprehension
- Teaching English Language Learners to Read
- Comprehension: Helping English Language Learners Grasp the Full Picture
- Assessment of English Language Learners
- Differentiated Reading Instruction
Interactive tools
In our blogs
Sound It Out
Top articles
Basics
- RTI and Reading: Response to Intervention in a Nutshell
- Early Reading Assessment: A Guiding Tool for Instruction
- Early Screening Is at the Heart of Prevention
- Who Can Diagnose LD and/or ADHD
For parents
- Get Ready to Read: Screening Tool
- Is It a Reading Disorder or Developmental Lag?
- Having Your Child Tested for Learning Disabilities Outside of School
- Preparing Your Child for Testing
- Questions to Ask Specialists Who Evaluate for Learning Disabilities
For teachers
- A Critical Analysis of Eight Informal Reading Inventories
- Selecting Assessments for Your School
- Screening, Diagnosing, and Progress Monitoring for Fluency: The Details
- Helping Children With Communication Disorders in the Schools
- What's 'Normal,' What's Not: Acquiring English as a Second Language
Speech and language
- Helping Children With Communication Disorders in the Schools
- What's 'Normal,' What's Not: Acquiring English as a Second Language
- Suspect a Problem?
Fluency assessment
Do you have concerns?
English language learners who struggle
Download and print
- Reading Tips for Parents in English and 10 Other Languages
- Recognizing Reading Problems
- Common Signs of Dyslexia
FAQs
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Advocacy
- Dyslexia
- Learning Disabilities
- Special Education
- Struggling Readers