DPI-Dyslexia Screening Tool Application

North Dakota Dyslexia Screening Tool Application
APPLICATION OVERVIEW
Background

NDCC 15.1-32-26 requires that each school district provide a universal screening for dyslexia for enrolled children seven years of age and younger. Additionally, school districts must provide a universal screener upon request by a parent, legal guardian, or teacher. Screeners must be approved by the superintendent of public instruction.
Purpose of this Application

North Dakota will review Vendor Applications to establish and publish an approved list of dyslexia screening tools for local school district selection guidance.
Submission Process
- Review cycle: Applications will be reviewed and responded to two times per year. Applications may be submitted at any time. Applications received by February 1 will be reviewed and responded to by March 1. Applications received by June 1 will be reviewed and responded to by July 1.
- Approved screening tools will remain on the list until further notice. North Dakota will contact all approved vendors if a renewal process is enacted.
- All submitted material is subject to public record and, therefore, must not contain personally identifiable information.
- Questions about the application process may be submitted to dpiliteracy@nd.gov. Attention: Brenda.
Response Guidelines
Applicants should provide information demonstrating that the screener meets the identified criteria by responding to each prompt with narrative and evidence.
- Narrative: Provide clear, concise summaries to address the prompts. Provide enough information to inform the reviewer of the main features, without becoming overly technical or excessive in length.
- Evidence: Support answers with links, attached documents, samples, or screenshots as best provide relevant evidence.
Applicants will answer a series of prompts to demonstrate that the screener:
- Is efficient.
- Provides alternate forms for multiple administration within the school year.
- Is reliable, valid, and has been normed.
- Provides technical support to those administering the screener and interpreting the results.
- Measures the commonly accepted dyslexia indicator skills listed in the body of the application.
- Produces scoring and reports with clear indication of dyslexia risk determination.
APPLICATION PROMPTS
Vendor Logistics
Vendor Name*
Name of Screening Tool*
Dates Screening Tool has been in Use*
Name of Reporting Contact*
Email of Reporting Contact*
example@example.com
Phone Number of Reporting Contact*
Please enter a valid phone number.
References by Vote of Confidence
- Narrative: Provide clear, concise summaries to address the prompts. Provide enough information to inform the reviewer of the main features, without becoming overly technical or excessive in length.
- Evidence: Support answers with links, attached documents, samples, or screenshots as best provide relevant evidence.
Are North Dakota school districts using the screener?
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Have other states approved this screener at the State Education Agency (SEA) level?
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Screening Tool Alignment to ND Needs
- Narrative: Provide clear, concise summaries to address the prompts. Provide enough information to inform the reviewer of the main features, without becoming overly technical or excessive in length.
- Evidence: Support answers with links, attached documents, samples, or screenshots as best provide relevant evidence.
How does the screening tool align with the North Dakota Law on dyslexia screening?
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Cost(s)
What is the cost per student?
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What costs are associated with accessing or customizing reports for screening results?
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Are there costs related to professional training to administer the screener and interpret results?
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Administration
- Narrative: Provide clear, concise summaries to address the prompts. Provide enough information to inform the reviewer of the main features, without becoming overly technical or excessive in length.
- Evidence: Support answers with links, attached documents, samples, or screenshots as best provide relevant evidence.
Administration methods are efficient and age-appropriate such as individual, group, oral, written, computer, or paper-based. Discuss technology and equipment requirements for administration and scoring.
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The length of administration time is efficient and reasonable for each age.
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Alternate forms are available for multiple administrations per year.
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Content/Constructs

Provide a narrative explanation and evidence to demonstrate that the screener assesses students for deficiencies in the following skills appropriately at each grade level:
* Kindergarten
Phonological/phonemic awareness.
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Segmenting.
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Letter knowledge/letter naming.
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Letter-sound associations.
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Naming fluency.
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* First Grade
Phonological/phonemic awareness.
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Letter-sound associations.
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Word recognition fluency of real and nonsense words.
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Oral reading fluency (mid-year).
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* Second Grade and Beyond
Word recognition fluency of real and nonsense words.
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Oral reading fluency.
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* Additional Items
If students are assessed on additional constructs during the dyslexia screening, please identify them, indicate at what grade level they occur, and explain the perceived benefits of their inclusion.
Scoring

Provide a narrative explanation and evidence to demonstrate that the assessment results in:
A composite rank for each student with cut scores and identified risk level scores.
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Technical Qualifications

Provide a narrative explanation and evidence to demonstrate that the screener is:
Normed
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Reliable
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Valid
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Technical Assistance

Provide a narrative explanation and evidence to demonstrate that:
Technical assistance guidance documents or other resources are available for users to learn how to administer the screener and access and interpret the results.
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Professional training is available to qualify individuals to administer, score, and interpret screener results.
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North Dakota Dyslexia Screening Tool Application

APPLICATION OVERVIEW

Background

Purpose of this Application

Submission Process

Response Guidelines

APPLICATION PROMPTS

Vendor Logistics

References by Vote of Confidence

Screening Tool Alignment to ND Needs

Cost(s)

Administration

Content/Constructs

* Kindergarten

* First Grade

* Second Grade and Beyond

* Additional Items

Scoring

Technical Qualifications

Technical Assistance