Process Assessment of the Learner | Second Edition

PAL-II Reading and Writing

PAL-II Reading and Writing has applications at three tiers: prevention, problem solving consultation, and differential diagnosis.

Benefits

• May be used as part of Pearson Clinical Assessment Solutions: A Dyslexia Toolkit.
• Recommends resources and types of interventions based on the assessment results.
• Offers easy and flexible administration: brief or comprehensive based on the referral needs.

Features

Interventions are included in the kit. A link to the PAL–II User’s Guide is provided in your purchased kit so examiners can use it readily in daily practice for multiple purposes, including:

• Review the essentials of test administration prior to assessment.
• Review test interpretation prior to preparation of an assessment report.
• Engagement in problem-solving consultation for specific reasons for referral.
• Differential diagnosis and treatment planning for preparing an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Explanation of the importance and specific construct measured by each subtest and how each construct affects the skill being measured.
• Guides score interpretation, includes downloadable interventions and lessons, and offers access to technical information.

Resources

The following resources are available for PAL-II.

• PAL-II Reading & Writing-flyer
• Pearson Clinical Assessment Solutions: A Dyslexia Toolkit

PAL-II Math

PAL-II Diagnostic for Math subtests are aligned with recommendations in the Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (NMAP) and the Adding It Up Report of the National Research Council.

Benefits

• Introduces novel quantitative and spatial working memory tasks associated with math computation skills.
• Aligns with the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and the National Research Council recommendations.
• Provides evidence-based diagnostics for dyscalculia.
• Guides early identification/intervention planning by customizing evaluations.
• Provides brief application and interpretation based on referral concern or as follow up to earlier assessment.
• Recommends resources and types of interventions based on the assessment results.

Features

Provided in every purchased kit, the PAL-II user’s guide CD:

• Provides recommendations on subtest administration based on referral concerns and child’s grade level.
• Describes each subtest and how each construct affects math skills with score interpretation.
• Recommends resources and types of interventions based on the assessment results.
• Provides recommendations and suggestions for resources and types of interventions based on the assessment results.
• Offers easy access to technical information such as development of the test, reliability studies, and validity studies.

Resources

The following resources are available for PAL-II.

• PAL-II Math Brochure
• National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report
• Adding It Up (National Research Council, page 16) | 5 Attributes of Proficiency

PAL Intervention Materials

The integrated PAL tools provide a systematic approach for assessing a child’s strengths and weaknesses in reading and writing and implementing necessary intervention and instruction.

Benefits

• Link intervention strategies to PAL-II Reading and Writing results.
• Get creative approaches to form functional reading and writing intervention programs.
• Access strategies developed through the author’s reading and writing research and 25 years of clinical and teaching experience.
• Design effective IEPs.
• Useful in the classroom, special education, or in clinical settings.

Features

The PAL Intervention Materials include a series of resources for reading and writing including handwriting so that teams can intervene early! With practical guidance grounded in research, the PAL Intervention materials can be accessed via Mimeo: https://marketplace.mimeo.com/pearsonPAL

• Guides for Intervention: Reading & Writing–Revised highlights conceptual foundations of reading, writing, and assessment-to-intervention links and the underlying research. Following these foundations, Part II outlines a step-by-step, detailed approach to designing intervention plans with 10 case examples.
• Reading and Writing Lessons–Revised includes an instructional manual and a second volume of reproducible materials. Fifteen lesson sets include five sets for Tier 1/early intervention, five sets for Tier 2/curriculum modification, and five sets for Tier 3/tutorials for dyslexia and dysgraphia.
• Handwriting Lessons–Revised encompasses two sets of 24 lessons, several of which are used in connection with the Reading and Writing Lessons. Each set presents all 26 letters of the English alphabet in two different writing styles. Designed for developing handwriting automaticity.
• Talking Letters–Revised focuses on spelling-sound and sound-spelling correspondences as well as the alphabetic principle with step-by-step directions to implement intervention. The Desk Guide helps students develop phonological awareness; student teaching materials for consonants and vowels organized by syllable type are included.

The following resources are available for PAL-II.

Reading and Writing

• PAL-II Reading & Writing Flyer
• Pearson Clinical Assessment Solutions: A Dyslexia Toolkit

PAL-II Math

• PAL-II Math Brochure
• National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report
• Adding It Up (National Research Council, page 16) | 5 Attributes of Proficiency