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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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