Well Screening Toolkit
Introducing . . .
At-A-Glance
| What is the Well Screening®? | An online screener (www.wellscreening.com) designed to identify pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children at risk for speech, language, and learning disorders. |
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| Age range | 4:5 to 6:11 |
| Domains evaluated | Receptive language, expressive language, attention, early literacy, reading, math, speech sound production, motor |
| Administered by | Any educator or professional in a school or clinical setting. Note: The Speech Sound Subtest, which is a supplementary component and does not have to be completed to get comprehensive results, must be completed by an SLP or other communication professional. |
| Time commitment | About 20 minutes |
| How is it delivered | Administered on a computer or tablet, Well Screening is completed by the student, who responds to prompts from animated characters. Select subtests require an adult helper to indicate the student’s responses on a separate device. |
| How is it scored | Most of the subtests are scored automatically. Others require an adult to check the box next to every item the child answers correctly (on their second device). The Scoring Form shows exactly what the child must say for the answer to be marked as correct. |
At-a-Glance
| When should it be conducted | Spring of PreK through Fall of 1st grade |
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| Training | No formal training is required to administer the Well Screening. The manual and online instruction video provide directions. We will create a “how to” webinar to provide more help for those who need it. |
| Available products | Well Screening Starter Kit, Research Edition ISBN:978-1-68125-479-1 Includes: Ebook manual and 25 screening codes (+1 practice code) Well Screening Supplementary Screening Codes ISBN:978-1-68125-506-4 Includes: 25 screening codes (+1 practice code) For repeat customers who need further codes. |
• Read an excerpt from the Well Screening Examiner’s Manual (Read now >>)
• Review the evidence behind Well Screening (Read now >>)
Benefits of
Today’s schools have been tasked with identifying risk for learning disabilities before children have a chance to fail—and the earlier identification starts, the better. Now exclusively distributed by Brookes, the Well Screening tool is your quick, reliable, and comprehensive way to identify kindergarten students (ages 4–6) who are at risk for learning disabilities, including developmental language disorders, dyslexia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia, and speech sound disorders. With just one 20-minute screener, speech-language pathologists (SLPs), special and general educators, and school psychologists can examine student performance in multiple skill areas that predict their future success in school.
The Well Screening
Identifies at-risk students early, so that further evaluation and intervention can be provided as soon as possible.
Covers areas missed by other screeners—looks at many domains that research identifies as important for school success.
Pinpoints specific strengths and weaknesses in areas that matter most for academic success.
Is backed by more than 30 years of clinical experience and drawn from multiple specialized fields: speech-language pathology, education, psychology, and child development.
Is easy for adults to administer and score.
Has a digital-only format that can also be delivered via Zoom or another video interface.
Meet the Developers
Barbara L. Ekelman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
is a speech-language pathologist and learning specialist in private practice, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and clinical associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). She established the school-aged language and literacy course at CWRU and continues to teach this graduate-level class. Dr. Ekelman has 30+ years of clinical and research experience in childhood, adolescent, and adult language and learning disorders.
Debra A. Dutka, M.A., CCC-SLP
is a certified, licensed learning disabilities teacher specializing in dyslexia.
Karen St. Amour, M.A.
is a certified, licensed learning disabilities teacher specializing in dyslexia.
How the works
Prepare your devices for screening .
Device Options
Enter a screening code .
For select subtests, the adult helper marks the student’s responses on the scoring form.
On both devices, click “Login” and enter the same screening code. Then, select “My Screening.”
Then, on the student’s device, select “Begin Screening.”
Begin screening .
Animated characters guide the student through each subtest. Screening takes about 20 minutes.
End and submit screening .
When complete, a scoring code will appear on the student’s device. Enter it on the scoring form.
View results .
The student’s Learning Profile will automatically generate. “Next Steps” link to games, activities, and websites to bolster skills in each domain, as well as suggestions for professional referrals.
• Discusses the current state of kindergarten literacy • Presents the theory behind the Well Screening • Shows the Well Screening in action
Watch a webinar with Barbara Ekelman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, one of the developers of Well Screening. In this free, 1-hour webinar Dr. Ekelman:
• Shows the Well Screening in action • Shares how results can be used to inform next steps
Sample Results
Once the screening is complete, Well Screening automatically generates a detailed learning profile of the child’s skills and areas of need, with scaled scores and percentile ranks included to help guide instruction for targeted areas.
See sample results below. To review the sample results in greater detail, you may visit www.wellscreening.com/results.
| Scaled Score | Percentile Rank | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| ≥13 | ≥84 | Strength to Celebrate |
| 12 | 75 | Strength to Celebrate |
| 11 | 63 | Strength to Celebrate |
| 10 | 50 | On Track |
| 9 | 37 | On Track |
| 8 | 25 | On Track |
| ≤7 | ≤16 | Weakness to Bolster |
Get started today!
Well Screening Starter Kit, ®
Research Edition
By Barbara L. Ekelman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Debra A. Dutka, M.A., CCC-SLP, & Karen St. Amour, M.A. Includes an ebook Examiner’s Manual and 25 screening codes (+1 free practice code) Stock #: 54791 | March 2021 | 102 pages (ebook) | ISBN 978-1-68125-479-1
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