Please avail of your Discount Code (10%) and read Important Information about this test HERE.
Age Range: 4 years 6 months to 6 years 5 months
Administration: Individual – 30 minutes
Qualification Code: A – Click HERE for more details.
The Dyslexia Early Screening Test – Second Edition (DEST-2) battery contains screening tests of attainment and ability. These determine whether a young child is experiencing difficulty in areas known to be affected in dyslexia.
An ‘at risk’ score for dyslexia determines whether further in-depth testing should be undertaken. A profile of skills provides valuable information that can be used to guide in-school support.
The DEST-2 consists of 12 subtests:
- Rapid naming
- Bead threading
- Phonological discrimination
- Postural stability
- Rhyme/Alliteration
- Forwards digit span
- Digit naming
- Letter naming
- Sound order
- Shape copying
- Corsi frog
- Vocabulary (group/individual)
NB: As the CD Scorer that accompanies this assessment is now obsolete, Outside the Box will email a link to access the scorer on the completion of your order.
NB: In late 2025/early 2026, a new assessment called BEST (Brain Efficiency Screening Test) will replace the four different-aged Dyslexia Screening Tests:
- DEST-2: Dyslexia Early Screening Test – Second Edition (Age Suitability: 4 years 6 months to 6 years 5 months)
- DEST-J: Dyslexia Screening Test – Junior (Age Suitability: 6 years 6 months to 11 years 5 months)
- DEST-S: Dyslexia Early Screening Test – Senior (Age Suitability: 11 years 6 months to 16 years 5 months)
- DAST: Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (Age Suitability: 16 years 5 months and older)
