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See the following web page for all Assessment Test Guidance.
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Diagnostic Interview for DCD in Adults (DIDA)
PDF / 168.49 KB
Kirby, A, Barnett, A, and Hill, E. DIDA offers a process to follow for the assessor in order to check the criteria for diagnosis are met and to be able to operationalize them. June 2018
Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties Assessment
PDF / 957.79 KB
The assessment of Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties within other Specific Learning Difficulties; evidence based, operationally effective definitions and procedures. November 2019
English as an Additional Language (EAL): Assessment Guidance
PDF / 1.09 MB
SASC guidance to highlight important issues in the area and to provide pointers to good practice, November 2019
Evaluations of Need and Remote Assessment in the Identification of Specific Learning Difficulties
PDF / 374.34 KB
Updated list of tests available for use in the assessment of specific learning difficulties via remote online assessment. May 2021
Post-16 Assessment Report Format
PDF / 435.56 KB
This is the format required for an assessment report for Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) for learners over 16 years of age.
Pre and Post-16 Report Format Guidance
PDF / 897.88 KB
This document provides additional clarification and explanation to aid assessors in using the assessment report formats required by SASC. May 2022
Pre-16 Assessment Report Format
PDF / 421.19 KB
This is the SASC format required for an assessment report for Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) for learners under 16 years of age.
Reading and Writing Speeds and SpLD Assessment
PDF / 679.1 KB
Simpson, R., Holden, C. and J. Warren, Reading and writing speeds and SpLD assessment SASC Guidance June 2020
