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. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 1):S36–S45. doi: 10.21037/tp.2019.09.07

Table 1. Screening and diagnostic tests for dyslexia.

Test name Goals Publisher Ages Estimated duration
Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation (40) An oral test of ability to recite the different phonemes in words International Reading Association 4–6 years 5–10 minutes
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) (41) Screening for phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension Dynamic Measurement Group Grades K-6 Variable, depending on grade
Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing—2nd Ed (CTOPP-2) (39) Identifies individuals who are having difficulties with phonological processing and determines strengths and weaknesses Pro-Ed 4–24 years 25 minutes
Nelson-Denny Reading Test (42) Measures silent reading vocabulary and reading comprehension Western Psychological 14–24 years 35–56 minutes
Test of Phonological Awareness—2nd Ed (TOPA-2+) (43) Measure of phonological awareness and potential reading problems in kindergarten and early elementary children Pro-Ed 5–8 years 15–45 minutes
Woodcock-Johnson IV (44) Assesses reading skills, word decoding, and reading comprehension Pearson 4–50 years Variable, depending on subscales used
Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, 3rd Ed (WRMT-III) (45) Assesses phonological awareness, rapid automatic naming, listening comprehension, and word comprehension Pearson 4–79 years Variable, depending on subscales used
Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement—3rd Ed (KTEA-3) (46) Assesses phonological processing, letter recognition, word recognition, reading comprehension, word fleucny, spelling Pearson 4–25 years Variable, depending on subscales used
Test of Word Reading Efficiency—2nd Ed (TOWRE-2) (47) Measures an individual’s ability to read sight words Pro-Ed 6–24 years 5–10 minutes