Every Wednesday, we take you inside the AFS-Test, the standardized assessment that allows Certified Dyslexia Trainers to definitively diagnose and categorize dyslexia and dyscalculia. This is week 4 of 25.

This week: Why Screenings Are Not Enough

A child can score average on a screening and still struggle every single day. Screenings, reading tests, IQ tests, and phonological assessments each look through one small window, and none of them alone can definitively diagnose and categorize dyslexia. The AFS-Test takes the comprehensive route: it examines the attention span, eight areas of sensory perception, and the concrete error symptoms a child shows when reading, spelling, or calculating. Only when all three areas are tested together does the full picture appear, and with it the right kind of help.

About the AFS-Test

The standardized Attention-Function-Symptom Test has been used worldwide for more than 25 years. It examines the attention span, the sensory perceptions, and the error symptoms of a child, and turns the results into an individualized training plan following the AFS-Method.

Find a Certified Trainer

Certified Dyslexia Trainers conduct the standardized AFS-Test in your area or remotely. Learn more and find a Certified Trainer near you: dyslexiatest.com

You can find all published articles of this series under the tag AFS-Test Series.