Identify Reading and Writing Challenges
Examine the reading and writing ability of individual students, one student at a time
With our free PAR and The DeCoste Writing Protocol resources.
PAR
PAR was developed to help teachers make decisions about an individual's reading accommodations.
- Gathers useful information during administration to helps teachers better understand a student's reading needs.
- Allows educators to try different ways of presenting the text, like breaking it into chunks or changing the font.
- PAR can be used as an extra screening tool when more details are needed.
The DeCoste Writing Protocol
An informal diagnostic tool for writing challenges
- Informal diagnostic tool that helps educators identify factors affecting an individual student’s writing ability such as dysgraphia.
- Compares a child’s individual performance across spelling performance, writing skills and keyboarding tasks.
- Helps educators make more informed decisions about instructional strategies and technology tools to meet their needs.
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