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Angela Fawcett

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Rod Nicolson

Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) helps screen for dyslexia and other learning difficulties. For use within further education establishments and the commercial workplace.

Get DAST, the dyslexia assessment designed to screen aduts for dyslexia and other learning difficulties. For use within further education establishments and the commercial workplace.

Dyslexia Adult Screening Test

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Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) helps screen for dyslexia and other learning difficulties. For use within further education establishments and the commercial workplace

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Overview

<h3>Product notice</h3>

<p>Effective immediately, the&nbsp;<strong>DST</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>DEST</strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>DAST</strong>&nbsp;assessments are now published by the Authors.</p>

<p>For purchases of&nbsp;<strong>DST, DEST, or DAST kits, manuals, forms, and any related physical materials</strong>&nbsp;for scoring these assessments, please contact the Authors directly at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:rodnicolson@mac.com?subject=DAST%20Enquiry%20via%20Pearson%20Website" rel="nofollow">Rod Nicolson</a>.<br />
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			<h2>Benefits</h2>

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				<li>Provides an excellent first step in deciding whether to request further testing</li>
				<li>Profiles strengths and weaknesses which can be used to guide the intervention training strategies for the individual</li>
				<li>Can form the first step in deciding whether a more comprehensive dyslexic assessment is warranted</li>
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			<h2>Features</h2>

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				<li>Designed to be used as a screening instrument, for use routinely within further education establishments and the commercial workplace</li>
				<li>Care has been taken to make the testing procedure as straightforward as possible, avoiding the use of IQ tests</li>
				<li>Culmination of several years of research and testing by Dr Angela Fawcett and Professor Rod Nicolson, authors of the established Dyslexia Screening Test (DST) and Dyslexia Early Screening Test (DEST), now widely used for screening younger aged candidates</li>
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			<p>The DAST comprises a total of 11 subtests which emphasises fluency as well as accuracy:</p>

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				<li>Rapid Naming</li>
				<li>One-Minute Reading</li>
				<li>Postural Stability</li>
				<li>Phonemic Segmentation</li>
				<li>Two-Minute Spelling</li>
				<li>Backwards Digit Span</li>
				<li>Nonsense Passage Reading</li>
				<li>Non-Verbal Reasoning</li>
				<li>One-Minute Writing</li>
				<li>Verbal Fluency</li>
				<li>Semantic Fluency</li>
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			<h2>Reliability</h2>

			<p>Test-retest reliability: e.g. tests of attainment .93 (2 minute spelling, .90 (one minute reading), .92 (nonsense passage reading) Inter-rater reliability: .98 (between experienced rates&#39;s) and .94 (between inexperienced rater&#39;s).</p>

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