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FAR™

Evaluate suspected reading disorders and identify the specific subtype of dyslexia

Feifer Assessment of Reading™

For your students from pre-K through college who are struggling with a reading issue, the FAR gets to the WHY.  Rely on the FAR to help you create effective interventions, develop appropriate reading strategies, and monitor response to intervention. The screening form can be administered to students from pre-K through college in under 20 minutes and the full assessment in just over one hour.

The FAR is designed to measure four subtypes of reading disorders: phonological dyslexia, surface dyslexia, mixed dyslexia, and comprehension issue. It differs from traditional academic achievement assessments in that it is a diagnostic measure with specific neurocognitive processes built directly into the test.

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Integrate the FAR into your practice:
  • As a general screening of dyslexia
  • To direct diagnosis of a learning disability as part of a comprehensive psychological evaluation
  • For progress monitoring of discrete skills for school systems operating in a MTSS/RTI paradigm
  • To design a deficit- or skill-specific intervention plan using strategies and resources found in the interpretive report
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About Author Steven G. Feifer, DEd

Steven G. Feifer, DEd, NCSP, ABSNP, an internationally renowned speaker and author in the field of learning disabilities, has authored eight books on learning and emotional disorders in children. He has decades of experience as a school psychologist and is dually certified in school neuropsychology. Dr. Feifer was voted the Maryland School Psychologist of the Year in 2008 and the 2009 National School Psychologist of the Year. He was the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Contribution to the Education and Training of Psychologists award by the Maryland Psychological Association. Dr. Feifer serves as a consultant to a variety of school districts and is a popular presenter at state and national conferences. He has authored three tests on diagnosing learning disabilities in children (FAR/FAW/FAM) and one on trauma (FACT), all of which are published by PAR.

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Steven G. Feifer, DEd
Rebecca Gerhardstein Nader, PhD
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