LASS Secondary 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 Secondary 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.
Any difficulties of a dyslexic nature - i.e. caused by underlying cognitive problems in phonology and/or memory - can swiftly be detected. Detailed results can be easily accessed for analysis.
LASS Secondary 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.
Screens shown are from the non-word module and the Reasoning module. 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 against standardised norms in 1 year age bands.
Detailed printouts including Lucid's unique Graphical Profile can be displayed and printed at the click of the mouse. Teachers can add their own comments on the printouts or the reports can be imported into word processors or spreadsheets if necessary.
LASS Secondary 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.
LASS Secondary comes complete with a comprehensive Teacher's Manual packed with valuable information for teachers and administrators, including interpretation guidelines, teaching recommendations, third party resources and case studies. There is a very useful chapter written by specialist dyslexia teacher Anita Keates describing how LASS Secondary has been used with great success in two of her local schools.
DWQ004y One Year Licence £130.00 (£152.75 inc. VAT)
