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Disability Access Route to Education 2012

Screening Criteria - Specific Learning Difficulties

Dyslexia


Screening Criteria – Specific Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia
Accepted Medical Consultant/Specialist Appropriately qualified Psychologist
Evidence of Disability

1. A full psycho-educational assessment, as described here.

2. A completed Psycho-educational Summary Sheet* may also be completed and attached.

*Note: this will be a compulsory requirement from 2013. All tests used must be current, valid, reliable and age appropriate. Performance should be reported as standard scores AND percentile points. Ranges and age equivalents alone are not acceptable. Where these are reported alone, the candidate may be made ineligible.
Age of Report The report must be less than 3 years old i.e. dated after 1st February 2009.
Acceptable Tests

A minimum of two literacy areas from reading, reading comprehension, reading speed, spelling, written expression, writing speed, pseudoword decoding, which should be assessed from the list of tests here (Suitable Tests for Assessment of SPLD)

Reading attainment should include reading accuracy, fluency, reading speed and ability to extract information from text. 

Spelling attainments should be identified using a standardised and age appropriate spelling test with additional information from a piece of free writing, which will also yield information about written expression, writing speed and legibility of handwriting

Performance should be reported as standard scores and percentile points; age equivalent scores are not acceptable.

DARE 2012 - Suitable Tests for Assessment of SPLD Form

DARE 2012 - Acceptable Report Format for SPLD

All tests used must be current, valid, reliable and age appropriate. Performance should be reported as standard scores AND percentile points. Ranges and age equivalents alone are not acceptable. Where these are reported alone, they candidate may be made ineligible.
Other Disabilities/Medical Conditions Submit an Evidence of Disability Form for each disability / medical condition to be considered
Personal Statement and Academic Reference

Your personal statement should outline the impact of disability on your academic and educational experience to date.

Your academic reference gives background information on your educational experience, including the impact your disability has had on your education. It also describes the supports and adaptations you will need in third level.
DARE Eligibility

The applicant is eligible for consideration where the report states that:

  • general ability falls at or above a standard score of 90
  • attainment in two literacy areas is at or below the 10th percentile/SS 81
  • there is a significant discrepancy with general ability.

All tests used must be current, valid, reliable and age appropriate.  Age equivalencies are not acceptable. Performance should be reported as standard scores and percentile points; ranges alone and age equivalent scores are not acceptable. Where ranges or age equivalents only are reported this may make the candidate ineligible.

 

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