diagnostic reading assessment
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
20 U.S.C. § 6368 — in this subpart
The term “diagnostic reading assessment” means an assessment that is—
(i) valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based reading research; and
(ii) used for the purpose of—
(I) identifying a child's specific areas of strengths and weaknesses so that the child has learned to read by the end of grade 3;
(II) determining any difficulties that a child may have in learning to read and the potential cause of such difficulties; and
(III) helping to determine possible reading intervention strategies and related special needs.