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Universal screening can be used to identify which children will need the most intensive intervention. In some cases, children with the weakest initial skills may bypass Tier 2 intervention and move directly into intensive intervention. The tools on the academic screening tools chart can be used to identify students at risk for poor academic outcomes, including students who require intensive intervention.

This tools chart has three tabs that include ratings on the technical rigor of the tools: (1) Classification Accuracy, (2) Technical Standards, and (3) Usability Features.

Last updated: July 2019. Learn more about the content and structural changes to the academic screening tools chart during the most rececent update.

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Classification Accuracy

Technical Standards

Usability Features

Title	Area	Grade	Criterion 1 Fall	Criterion 1 Winter	Criterion 1 Spring	Criterion 2 Fall	Criterion 2 Winter	Criterion 2 Spring	Reliability	Validity	Sample Representativeness	Bias Analysis Conducted	Admin Format	Admin & Scoring Time	Scoring Format	Types of Decision Rules	Evidence Available for Multiple Decision Rules
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Composite Score	K									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	4-10 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Composite Score	1									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	4-10 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Composite Score	2									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	4-10 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Composite Score	3									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	4-10 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Composite Score	4									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	4-10 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Maze	3									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	6-8 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Maze	4									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	6-8 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Oral Reading Fluency Words Correct	3									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	1 minute	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Acadience Reading (aka DIBELS Next)	Oral Reading Fluency Words Correct	4									Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	1 minute	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Achieve3000’s LevelSet	Reading	3									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	15 minutes	Automatic	Discontinue Rule	No
Achieve3000’s LevelSet	Reading	4									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	15 minutes	Automatic	Discontinue Rule	No
Children’s Educational Services, Inc. (CES)	Standard Reading Passages	1		^d						^d	Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual	15 minutes	Manual	None	No
Children’s Educational Services, Inc. (CES)	Standard Reading Passages	2		^d					^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual	15 minutes	Manual	None	No
Children’s Educational Services, Inc. (CES)	Standard Reading Passages	3		^d			^d		^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual	15 minutes	Manual	None	No
Children’s Educational Services, Inc. (CES)	Standard Reading Passages	4		^d			^d		^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual	15 minutes	Manual	None	No
DIBELS 6th Edition	Letter Naming Fluency	K									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Letter Naming Fluency	1									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Nonsense Word Fluency - Correct Letter Sounds	K									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Nonsense Word Fluency - Correct Letter Sounds	1									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Nonsense Word Fluency - Correct Letter Sounds	2									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Oral Reading Fluency	1									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	5 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Oral Reading Fluency	2									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	5 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Oral Reading Fluency	3									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	5 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
DIBELS 6th Edition	Phoneme Segmentation Fluency	K									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	3 minutes	Manual Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
easyCBM in Reading	Passage Reading Fluency	3	^d	^d	^d						Regional without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Passage Reading Fluency	4	^d	^d	^d						Regional without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Reading Comprehension	2	^d	^d	^d				^d		Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Reading Comprehension	3	^d	^d	^d				^d		Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Reading Comprehension	4	^d	^d	^d				^d		Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Vocabulary	3	^d	^d	^d				^d		Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-15 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
easyCBM in Reading	Vocabulary	4	^d	^d	^d				^d		Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-15 minutes	Automatic	Risk Levels	No
FAST	Adaptive Reading (aReading)	1									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	15-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	Adaptive Reading (aReading)	2									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	15-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	Adaptive Reading (aReading)	3									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	15-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	CBMReading - English	1									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	1-5 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	CBMReading - English	2									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	1-5 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	CBMReading - English	3									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	1-5 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	CBMReading - English	4									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	1-5 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	earlyReading Composite	K									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	5-10 minutes	Automatic	None	No
FAST	earlyReading Composite	1									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	5-10 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Imagine Learning	Imagine Language & Literacy Benchmark	K									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-45 minutes	Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Imagine Learning	Imagine Language & Literacy Benchmark	1									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-45 minutes	Automatic	Benchmark Goals	Yes
Imagine Learning	Imagine Language & Literacy Benchmark	2									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-45 minutes	Automatic	Benchmark Goals	No
Imagine Learning	Imagine Language & Literacy Benchmark	3									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-45 minutes	Automatic	Benchmark Goals	No
Imagine Learning	Imagine Language & Literacy Benchmark	4									Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	10-45 minutes	Automatic	Benchmark Goals	No
Iowa Assessments	Reading Tests, Forms E, F, G	1							^d		Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual Group	45-60 minutes	Automatic	Intervention Levels	Yes
Iowa Assessments	Reading Tests, Forms E, F, G	2							^d		Local with Cross-Validation	No	Individual Group	45-60 minutes	Automatic	Intervention Levels	Yes
Iowa Assessments	Reading Tests, Forms E, F, G	3							^d		Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	45-60 minutes	Automatic	Intervention Levels	Yes
Iowa Assessments	Reading Tests, Forms E, F, G	4							^d		Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	45-60 minutes	Automatic	Intervention Levels	Yes
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)	Reading	3									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Group	60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)	Reading	4									Local without Cross-Validation	No	Group	60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
i-Ready Diagnostics	Reading	K							^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
i-Ready Diagnostics	Reading	1							^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
i-Ready Diagnostics	Reading	2							^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
i-Ready Diagnostics	Reading	3							^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
i-Ready Diagnostics	Reading	4							^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-60 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP)	Advanced Reading	4	^d	^d	^d					^d	Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Istation's Indicator's of Progress (ISIP)	Early Reading	3	^d	^d	^d						Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP)	Math	2							^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	20-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP)	Math	3							^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	20-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP)	Math	4							^d	^d	Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	20-30 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Lexia RAPID Assessment	Reading	K									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	15-45 minutes	Automatic	Instructional Groups	No
Lexia RAPID Assessment	Reading	1									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	15-45 minutes	Automatic	Instructional Groups	No
Lexia RAPID Assessment	Reading	2									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	15-45 minutes	Automatic	Instructional Groups	No
Lexia RAPID Assessment	Reading	3									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	15-45 minutes	Automatic	Instructional Groups	No
Lexia RAPID Assessment	Reading	4									Local without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	15-45 minutes	Automatic	Instructional Groups	No
MAP Growth	Reading	2	^d	^d	^d				^d	^d	National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
MAP Growth	Reading	3	^d	^d	^d				^d	^d	National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
MAP Growth	Reading	4	^d	^d	^d				^d	^d	National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
MAP Growth K-2	Reading	K	^d	^d	^d				^d	^d	National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
MAP Growth K-2	Reading	1	^d	^d	^d				^d	^d	National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual	45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
mCLASS	Reading: 3D-Text Reading & Comprehension (TRC)	K							^d	^d	Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Group Individual	5-8 minutes	Automatic	None	No
mCLASS	Reading: 3D-Text Reading & Comprehension (TRC)	1							^d	^d	Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Group Individual	5-8 minutes	Automatic	None	No
mCLASS	Reading: 3D-Text Reading & Comprehension (TRC)	2							^d	^d	Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Group Individual	5-8 minutes	Automatic	None	No
mCLASS	Reading: 3D-Text Reading & Comprehension (TRC)	3							^d	^d	Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Group Individual	5-8 minutes	Automatic	None	No
mCLASS	Reading: 3D-Text Reading & Comprehension (TRC)	4							^d	^d	Regional without Cross-Validation	Yes	Group Individual	5-8 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement	Reading	1	^d			^d			^d		National with Cross-Validation	No	Individual	15-45 minutes	Manual	None	No
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)	PALS for Grades 1-3	1			^d			^d	^d		Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	20-45 minutes	Manual Automatic	Administration Rules	No
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)	PALS for Grades 1-3	2			^d			^d	^d		Regional with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	25-45 minutes	Manual Automatic	Administration Rules	No
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)	PALS for Grades 1-3	3			^d			^d	^d		Local with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	25-45 minutes	Manual Automatic	Administration Rules	No
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)	PALS for Kindergarten	K			^d				^d		National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	20-25 minutes	Manual Automatic	Administration Rules	No
Reading Plus	InSight	3									National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Reading Plus	InSight	4									National without Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	30-45 minutes	Automatic	None	No
Star Reading	Reading	1									National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	18 minutes	Automatic	Risk Benchmarks	No
Star Reading	Reading	2									National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	18 minutes	Automatic	Risk Benchmarks	No
Star Reading	Reading	3									National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	18 minutes	Automatic	Risk Benchmarks	No
Star Reading	Reading	4									National with Cross-Validation	Yes	Individual Group	18 minutes	Automatic	Risk Benchmarks	No
TPRI Early Reading Assessment	Reading	K							^d		Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2-6 minutes	Manual Automatic	None	No
TPRI Early Reading Assessment	Reading	1							^d		Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2-6 mintues	Manual Automatic	None	No
TPRI Early Reading Assessment	Reading	2							^d		Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2-6 minutes	Manual Automatic	None	No
TPRI Early Reading Assessment	Reading	3							^d		Local without Cross-Validation	No	Individual	2-6 minutes	Manual Automatic	None	No

The National Center on Intensive Intervention publishes this chart to assist educators and families in becoming informed consumers who can select academic screening tools that best meet their individual needs.

The Center's Technical Review Committee (TRC) on Academic Screening independently established a set of criteria for evaluating the technical adequacy of academic screening tools. The TRC rated each submitted tool against these criteria but did not compare it to other tools on the chart. The presence of a particular tool on the chart does not constitute endorsement and should not be viewed as a recommendation from either the TRC on Academic Screening or the National Center on Intensive Intervention.

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