CLI Engage offers two tools to support dyslexia screening for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students in English and Spanish. These tools can be used together to identify students who may be at risk for dyslexia.
- Dyslexia Screeners are direct assessments that align with the student skill criteria for dyslexia screening in accordance with Texas Education Code §28.006 and §38.003(a)
- Dyslexia Referral Checklists are supplemental questionnaires that build a link between direct assessment of early reading skills and classroom observations
Resources by Grade Level
K Screener (TX-KEA)Grade 1 Screener (TPRI)Grade 1 Screener (Tejas LEE)Dyslexia Referral Checklists for K-2
Kindergarten (TX-KEA)
The Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment (TX KEA) dyslexia screener found in Wave 3 (EOY) is comprised of TX-KEA measures that directly align with the required measures outlined by TEA. Kindergarten students must be screened for dyslexia by the end of the school year.
TX-KEA English
TX-KEA Spanish
*Based on data analysis, the Spanish decoding sub-measure, decodificación, is also a requirement for the TX-KEA dyslexia screener to identify Spanish language students that may be at risk for reading difficulties.
Training & Practice
View the Kindergarten TX-KEA Dyslexia Screening webinar on the EOY Assessment Resources page.
The certificate-bearing online courses are available in the Online Learning and Professional section of the Dashboard.
The TX-KEA Assessment Training online course provides an overview of TX-KEA for kindergarten students, guidelines for administration and reporting features, as well as a course for administrators.
Access the TX-KEA Dyslexia Screening Training located in the Pre-Kindergarten-2nd Grade Assessment Webinars section.
The Assessment Practice Area offers demo students to practice administration and to familiarize yourself with the instructions and delivery of the dyslexia screener.
Accessing the Dyslexia Screener
To access the TX-KEA Dyslexia Screener, click on the Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment button in the red Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Observation section of the CLI Engage dashboard.
Next, you should see your class roster. Then click on Wave 3. Use the “Click to Assess in Spanish” button to switch from the English screener to the Spanish screener. The screening measures are all sequenced in the same color, followed by the Dyslexia Screener Result.
Teachers will assess the following dyslexia measures in English:
- Letter Sounds-Receptive
- Letter Sounds-Expressive
- Blending-Receptive
- Blending-Expressive
Teachers will assess the following dyslexia measures in Spanish:
- Sonidos de las Letras-Receptivo
- Combinación de Sonidos-Receptivo
- Combinación de Sonidos-Expresivo
- Decodificación
*Based on data analysis, the Spanish decoding sub-measure, decodificación, is also a requirement for the TX-KEA dyslexia screener to identify Spanish language students that may be at risk for reading difficulties.
Grade 1 (TPRI)
The TPRI 1st Grade English Dyslexia Screener can be found in Wave 2 and is comprised of TPRI measures that directly align with the required measures outlined by TEA. First-grade students must be screened for dyslexia as close to the middle of the school year as possible, but no later than January 31st.
Training & Practice
View the Grade 1 TPRI Dyslexia Screening Webinar on the MOY Assessment Resources page.
The certificate-bearing online courses are available in the Online Learning and Professional section of the Dashboard.
The TPRI Assessment Training online course provides an overview of TPRI for 1st grade, guidelines for administration and reporting features.
Access the TPRI Dyslexia Screening Training located in the Pre-Kindergarten-2nd Grade Assessment Webinars section.
The Assessment Practice Area offers demo students to practice administration and to familiarize yourself with the instructions and delivery of the dyslexia screener.
Accessing the Dyslexia Screener
To access the TPRI Dyslexia Screener, click on the TPRI 1st Grade button in the red Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Observation section of the CLI Engage Dashboard.
Next, you should see your class roster. Then click on Wave 2. The screening measures are all sequenced in the same color, followed by the Dyslexia Screener Result.
Teachers will assess the following dyslexia measures:
• SCR-2 Word Reading
• SCR-3 Blending Phonemes
Grade 1 (Tejas LEE)
The Tejas LEE 1st Grade Spanish Dyslexia Screener can be found in Wave 2 and is comprised of Tejas LEE measures that directly align to the required measures outlined by TEA. First-grade students must be screened for dyslexia as close to the middle of the school year as possible, but no later than January 31st.
Training & Practice
View the Grade 1 Tejas LEE Dyslexia Screening Webinar on the MOY Assessment Resources page.
The certificate-bearing online courses are available in the Online Learning and Professional section of the Dashboard.
The Tejas LEE Assessment Training online course provides an overview of Tejas LEE for 1st grade, guidelines for administration and reporting features.
Access the Tejas LEE Dyslexia Screening Training located in the Pre-Kindergarten-2nd Grade Assessment Webinars section.
Accessing the Dyslexia Screener
To access the Tejas LEE Dyslexia Screener, click on the Tejas LEE 1st Grade button in the red Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Observation section of the CLI Engage dashboard.
Next, you should see your class roster. Then click on Wave 2. The screening measures are in the same color, followed by the Dyslexia Screener Result.
Teachers will assess the following dyslexia measures:
• Reconocimiento de las palabras
• Segmentación de los sonidos
• Unión de los sonidos
Dyslexia Referral Checklists (DRC)
Each Dyslexia Referral Checklist is available as a supplement to support dyslexia screening. While not required, the use of the DRC is recommended to support the identification of students who may be at risk of dyslexia.
Developed as a questionnaire, the DRC builds a link between direct assessment of early reading skills (e.g., universal screening and progress monitoring measures) and classroom observations. The DRC has versions designed for use in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. The DRC was designed following an evaluation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) domains and the Texas Education Agency’s Dyslexia Handbook.
DRC evaluates areas considered to be important for early reading (e.g., language-based skills, letter and letter-sound knowledge, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling). In addition, one multi-part item asks teachers to document whether or not universal screening/progress monitoring assessment data has indicated that a child might be at risk.
Sources of Information to Consider
Teachers are advised to utilize both quantitative and qualitative information when attempting to determine if a child would benefit from a more comprehensive assessment of reading skills. While teachers are encouraged to consider multiple sources of data prior to rating individual students using the DRC, the measure was not designed to be tied to a specific universal screening/progress monitoring measure. That is, districts could use alternative screeners already in adopted use. In short, the DRC items have been constructed to cut across measures and look at component skills necessary for students to make adequate reading progress.
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DRC Print Resources
Download the DRC Manuals to use with any progress monitoring tool. Below you can access each version of the DRC Manuals with each document containing a section on how the checklist was built and three appendices. The first appendix is the screening tree for dyslexia (A), followed by the checklist (B), and finally the anchor explanations (C) for each measure.
DRC Digital Resources
Log in to CLI Engage to complete the Dyslexia Referral Checklists and track student data online. You can find the Kindergarten DRC located in Wave 3 of TX-KEA. The checklists for 1st and 2nd Grades are located in Wave 2 of TPRI and Tejas LEE.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visit our help center to view answers to frequently asked questions about dyslexia resources on CLI Engage, or contact the Education Advisor team.
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