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 6 of 25.
This week: The Sensory Foundations
Reading, writing, and arithmetic rest on a network of sensory perceptions working together: seeing precisely, hearing precisely, and knowing where you are in space. When one of these functions is differently developed, the brain compensates, and that costs energy, speed, and accuracy. The standardized AFS-Test checks eight function areas, from visual recognition to body perception, to definitively diagnose and categorize where support is needed. Over the next eight weeks, we will look at each one of them: what it does, how the test checks it, and what training looks like when it needs strengthening.
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.