A unique computerised, multifunctional assessment system designed for pupils aged 8 to 11 years. It can be used for on-entry screening and the assessment of special needs in literacy. It can also be used to monitor progress.
LASS Junior is self-administered by students in the form of challenging and entertaining games, which assess both cognitive skills and attainment in literacy. Interpretation of LASS Junior is relatively simple; use of a standardised graphical profile makes it easy to spot students who are underperforming generally or in relation to their intellectual potential.
LASS Junior can also be used on a regular basis (e.g. every term) to monitor progress in reading and spelling, or to check development in phonic skills. All this information can be used in formulating Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and is valuable when deliberating whether or not to request a formal assessment by an educational psychologist. All assessments are adaptive, whereby easier items are administered if the student is struggling and harder if he/she is finding them too easy. Results are provided in standard score form, centiles, standard deviation units and age-equivalents, calibrated
LASS Junior can do all of this...
Assess the student's attainments in reading and spelling.
Measure discrepancies between actual and expected literacy attainment.
Identify underlying problems in memory or phonological skills.
Diagnose dyslexia (specific learning difficulty).
Monitor development in reading and spelling on a regular basis.
Measure progress in memory, phonological and phonic skills.
Obtain a reasonable estimate of the student's intelligence.
against standardised norms in 1 year age bands
