OAR 581-002-1820: List of Approved Universal Screeners for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall develop a list of approved tests for universal screening for risk factors of dyslexia. (2) To be included on the list of approved tests, the screener must: (a) Have strong predictive validity, classification accuracy, and norm-referenced scoring; (b) Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in kindergarten: (A) Phonological awareness; (B) Letter-sound correspondences; and (C) Rapid naming. (c) Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in first grade: (A) Phonological awareness; (B) Letter-sound correspondences; (C) Rapid naming; (D) Word or pseudo word reading fluency; and (E) Oral reading fluency. (d) Include options for progress monitoring measures; and (e) Be cost effective. (3) The Oregon Department of Education shall annually review and update the list.