Details
The Diagnostic Assessments of Reading assesses students’ relative strengths and weaknesses in key areas of student learning in reading. Teachers use DAR to identify areas in which struggling readers need help.
DAR, forms A and B, consists of these nine tests of components of reading and language:
- Print awareness
- Phonological awareness
- Letters and sounds
- Word recognition
- Word analysis
- Oral reading accuracy and fluency
- Silent reading comprehension
- Spelling
- Word meaning
DAR comes in a complete, multilevel format. It features simultaneous administration and scoring, providing immediate feedback about each student’s strengths and weakness in the components of reading. This allows teachers to more quickly apply the results to instructional strategies to improve student skills.
The DAR is ideal for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of readers. From Kindergarteners through adult learners, the DAR pinpoints areas in which students are in need of further reading instruction.
The DAR is used to
- Assess students’ relative strengths and weaknesses in key areas of reading
- Provide an in-depth analysis of a student’s reading proficiency
- Provide infromation on the needs of students in adult literacy programs
- Identify causes of reading difficulties
- Identify individuals or small or large groups who would benefit from Reading First and Title I instruction
- Provide teachers with diagnostic information to plan individual or group reading instruction
