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Direct linkHarrison, Allyson G.; Nichols, Eva – Journal of Research in Reading, 2005
In Ontario, Canada, there is a demand for psychometrically robust screening tools capable of efficiently identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), such as dyslexia. The present study investigated the ability of the Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) to discriminate between 117 post-secondary students with carefully…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Screening Tests, Learning Disabilities
