Academic Achievement

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Process Assessment of the Learner (PAL-II): Diagnostics for Reading and Writing

Make a difference to a struggling reader the first time

Virginia Wise Berninger, 2007

Age Range: Kindergarten to year 6
Time: Time depends on the subtests selected by the examiner. Recommended batteries range from 30 to 45 minutes
Administration: Individual
User Level Requirement: B

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When early intervening is critical, PAL-II Reading and Writing guides you to targeted, research-based interventions based on the student’s test results from a brief customisable assessment.

With PAL-II Reading and Writing you can:

 Screen students to identify those at risk for reading and writing problems
 Diagnose reading and writing disabilities by evaluating the nature of the related processing problem
 Monitor students progress through early intervention and prevention programs

The PAL-II Reading and Writing measures the cognitive or neurodevelopmental processes that may contribute to student’s under achievement in reading or writing.

 Orthographic skills  
 Phonological skills
 Rapid automatic naming
 Phonological decoding

Expanded Clinical Utility

 Includes NEW working memory measures designed to be sensitive to reading decoding, reading comprehension and writing problems
 Evaluates 3 linguistic domains relevant to learning how to read: Phonology, Orthography and Morphology
 Assess both productivity and quality within the writing tasks
 User Guide CD makes PAL-II Reading and Writing easy and helps you identify the appropriate subtest to administer
 Explains the importance and specific construct measured by each subtest and how each construct affects the skill being measured
 Guides score interpretation
 Points the practitioner to research-based (and grade-based) interventions or lessons to improve student performance
 Offers easy access to technical information such as development of the test, reliability and validity studies 
 

Complete Kit includes:


Manual, Slim Book and Booklets A&B, Users Guide CD, Reading/Writing record forms
and Response Booklets 10 Pack, Pseudo word Card ad Shield.

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