ASTON INDEX
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A classroom test for screening and diagnosis of language difficulties.
The Aston Index consists of 17 sub-tests, the use of which, as its name implies, will indicate the nature of an individual childs learning potential for literacy. The sub-test scores yield a 'profile' from which a teacher can perceive the levels of 'readiness' for learning; and which sub-skills and abilities will need special help in teaching.
The sub-tests themselves were selected after many years of observation and research, as representing key aspects of literacy:
- Visual and auditory perception
- symbolic sequencing
- Directional motor fluency
- Association of picture and symbol with lexical meaning
- General maturational readiness
The Aston Index can be used to indicate the particular learning pattern of the child and identify specific types of learning patterns:
- specific written language difficulties (Dyslexia)
- slow learners
- Culturally deprived children
- Neurologically damaged children
- Language disordered children
- specific auditory difficulties
- specific visual difficulties
- specific graphic difficulties
Comprises of:
- 17 page handbook
- spiral bound test card book (contains 17 tests)
- additional support material
- resource CD
- flash cards
- 30 scoresheets
Age suitability: 5 years +
Additional Aston index scoresheets available.
