The book covers:

• how to use both informal and formal assessment procedures
• frameworks for evaluating published and teacher-made assessments
• the professional development needs of any teacher involved in assessment
• the implications of co-existing Specific Learning Difficulties
• updates to legislation including the SEND Code of Practice
• updates to specific diagnostic tests
• examples of interpreting test profiles
• photocopiable resources available to download from the website

Ideal for those training to be specialist teachers of learners with dyslexia, this text is equally useful to all teachers and SENCOS (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) and complements the authors' book Teaching Literacy to Learners with Dyslexia to provide comprehensive guidance for assessing and teaching learners with dyslexic-type difficulties.