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Purpose
Identifies students who may be at risk for developmental dyslexia
Authors
Steven G. Feifer, DEd; Professional Manual by Steven G. Feifer, DEd, and Rebecca Gerhardstein Nader, PhD
Administration Formats
Additional Details
Screen for Dyslexia and Other Reading Disorders in 15 Minutes -- In Person or Remotely
Ideal for use within an RTI delivery system model, the FAR Screening Form and FAR Screening Form Remote are designed to identify children at risk for developmental dyslexia and measure the underlying processes of reading.
Learn more about how the FAR helps school psychologists identify reading disorders, including dyslexia, and develop appropriate interventions in our infographic.
Our In-Person e-Stimulus Books and Kits are convenient alternatives to paper administration that allow you to administer the FAR face-to-face via tablet. Be sure to download our new white paper prior to administering.
Features and benefits
- Derived from the FAR, a comprehensive assessment of reading and related processes.
- Comprises three subtests: one from the Phonological Index (Phonemic Awareness), one from the Fluency Index (Rapid Automatic Naming), and one from the Comprehension Index (Semantic Concepts).
- Yields a single composite score that indicates the risk for dyslexia.
- Allows you to decide whether the risk of dyslexia or reading disability is high enough to warrant further assessment.
- Available for in-person or remote administration.
- If you are working within an RTI model or other treatment scenarios in which you wish to track progress over time, the Reliable Change Report can prove useful. After you administer the FAR-SF more than one time to the same examinee (we recommend at least 30 days apart), you can track changes in performance for each subtest and index score. To generate a Reliable Change Report digitally, first enter your item responses into PARiConnect and then run a Score Report. The second step is to generate the no-cost "Reliable Change" report. If you are hand scoring, page 4 of the Examiner Record Form provides space to calculate reliable change by hand.
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What is the FAR Screening Form Remote?
Remotely Screen for Dyslexia and Other Reading Disorders
The FAR Screening Form Remote quickly identifies children at risk for developmental dyslexia—even from a distance. This digital adaptation of our trusted dyslexia screener is designed specifically for testing your students when you’re apart.
Features and benefits
- Results allow you to decide whether the risk of dyslexia or reading disability is high enough to warrant further assessment.
- Equivalency between paper-and-pencil and digital formats has been studied and established. Read our white paper to learn more.
- Only 12 minutes is needed to obtain the Screening Remote Index score, which incorporates phonological and comprehension subtests.
- Screen for reading ability from a distance in a variety of circumstances.
- A technical paper, which provides detailed administration instructions, and a white paper, which details digital to paper-and-pencil equivalency, are included with the FAR e-Manual.
- A video tutorial hosted by the author himself is accessible in PAR Training.
What are your state's dyslexia requirements?
Explore dyslexia legislation and related initiatives in the U.S. Administer the FAR and the FAW to assess why your student has a learning issue and pinpoint the type of dyslexia.
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