The Lexercise Screener is a free, online dyslexia test that provides insight into your child's reading performance in just 10-15 minutes.

1. DYSLEXIA TEST
Instructions for using Lexercise’s online screener
to test your child for dyslexia.
Get results in just 5-10 minutes for free online.

2. ABOUT LEXERCISE
Sandie Barrie Blackley
(Co-Founder)
Chad Myers
(Co-Founder)
Content R&D
• Speech-language pathologist - 35+ yr. experience treating dyslexia
• Professor of Speech-language Pathology - UNC-G
• Life-time achievement recipient - ASHA
Business Management, General Management
• Entrepreneurship Professor and MBA - INSEAD
• Manager/Partner - Singapore startup in Web 2.0
• Oversaw build of INSEAD’s online entrepreneurship community
 Lexercise is dedicated to offering services designed to
help children with reading, writing and spelling disorders
such as dyslexia and dysgraphia.
 We offer convenient, simple, and effective tools for dyslexia
testing and treatment in children.
 This presentation is designed to provide help to parents and
clinicians that deal with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or related
conditions in children

3. ONLINE SCREENER
 The online dyslexia screener from Lexercise is a free online tool
for parents to provide a quick and accurate test a child having
trouble reading and processing words.
 Our screener can help diagnose specific problems and
recommend an effective path for treatment. The dyslexia test
takes only 5-10 minutes and provides you with results
immediately upon completion.

4. SCREENER METHODOLOGY
 The Lexercise Screener was developed as free, online tool for use
by parents, teachers and health care providers and is comprised
of two methodologies for dyslexia testing:
 The San Diego Quick Assessment (SDQA)
 An un-copyrighted, freely available and un-timed test of single-word
reading. Poor readers have been shown to be over-dependent on
sentence context cues when reading. Single-word reading can be a more
effective way to gauge reading skills since these words are out of
context.
 The Z-Screener
 A quick, online, descriptive test that uses mostly one syllable nonsense
words that all have “short” vowel sounds The Z-Screener can be useful in
describing the decoding patterns common in dyslexia but missed in
reading assessments that use only real words that bright dyslexic can
memorize as whole units.

5. HOW TO BEGIN
 Begin the Lexercise screener by navigating to the
Lexercise.com website and clicking on “Services”
then “Free Dyslexia Testing”.
 (You can also click the link in this Slideshare).
CLICK THE “LAUNCH
DYSLEXIA SCREENER”
BUTTON

6. START THE SCREENER
Press NEXT to
continue
 After launching the screener, you should see a pop-
up modal prompting you to turn up the volume on
your computer.

7. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARENTS
 The first section of the screener highlights
instructions for parents to help test their child using
the Lexercise screener.
Make sure the volume
works correctly and that
you understand what is
being asked of your child
during the screener.

8. START THE SCREENER
Press any response
for the practice
question.
 Before you get your child, try a test problem to
ensure that you know what is expected of the child
and how to interact with the Lexercise software.

9. PART 1: THE “Z-SCREENER”
Once you and your
child are
ready, press
“BEGIN”
 Get your child and have them sit next to you to begin
the first part of the test, the “Z-Screener”

10. PART 1: THE “Z-SCREENER”
Mark a response for
each nonsense
word that appears.
 The “Z-Screener” differs in length depending on your
child’s answers. Be sure to remain supportive but neutral
while your child attempts to read each nonsense word.

11. HALFWAY DONE!
 Once you finish the “Z-Screener”, your child is halfway
finished with the test. Prepare for the next section then
press “NEXT”
Press “NEXT” to
continue.

12. PART 2: THE SDQA
 The “San Diego Quick Assessment” is the second half of
the test. This section is very similar to the first, except
the words used are real, grade-specific vocabulary.
Press “BEGIN” to
continue.

13. PART 2: THE SDQA
 Be patient, supportive, and neutral while your child
attempts to read each word. The length of this section
varies based on your child’s answers.
Mark a selection for
each word.

14. ALLMOST DONE
 Once your child finishes the “San Diego Quick
Assessment”, excuse them for a moment while you fill in
some information about the child and yourself.
Press “NEXT”.

15. INFORMATION SECTION
 Take a moment and fill-in some information about your
child and yourself to help provide Lexercise with some
context before viewing the results.
Fill-in each field
then press “SEND
RESULTS” to
calculate your
child’s
performance.

16. VIEW THE RESULTS
 Once Lexercise calculates your child’s results (usually
only takes a second or so), you’ll be presented with a
score for both tests and some generic recommendations.
 Watch our video to better understand your results.
View the results
and
recommendations
based on your
child’s results.

17. NEXT STEPS
 If the screener indicates that your child has trouble
with reading, based on the results, we recommend
you schedule a full language processing evaluation
with a Lexercise clinician to properly diagnose your
child.
 If your child performed well on the screener but you are still
concerned about spelling or writing issues, a Lexercise
clinician can help you understand your child’s specific
situation over the phone.
To schedule an evaluation, call Lexercise toll-free at 1-888-603-1788

18. Contact Information
Chad Myers
Co-founder & CEO
Mind InFormation Pte Ltd
105 Westover Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
USA
Mobile: +1 415 690 3485
Email: chad@lexercise.com