What is Heggerty's Universal Screener powered by Literably?

The Literably Screener is a universal screening instrument that measures students’ acquisition of early literacy and reading skills from kindergarten through fifth grade. It is designed to be administered three times per year in order to pinpoint students who may be at risk of reading difficulties and identify areas to target for instructional support. The screener is easy to administer, reliable and valid, and yields actionable data that drives instructional next steps.

The Literably Screener contains 7 subtests designed to assess the most critical literacy skills predictive of later reading success: Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN), Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Spelling, Oral Reading Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

The Literably Screener employs tasks that authentically and directly measure the key early literacy constructs that contribute to reading success. For skills that involve the production of oral language (e.g., phonological awareness, phonics, oral reading, RAN), Literably collects students’ oral responses for scoring. For skills such as spelling, receptive vocabulary, and reading comprehension, Literably collects students’ inputs in the form of multiple choice or typed responses. The table below summarizes the subtests and student response modes.

Subtest	Literacy Domain	Student Response
Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN)	Rapid Automatized Naming	Verbal Response: Students name 2 arrays of 50 objects each out loud.
Phonological Awareness	Phonological and Phonemic Awareness	Verbal Response: Students are presented orally with words and sounds. Students isolate, delete, and substitute sounds in words. Students segment words into parts and blend sounds into words.
Phonics	Knowledge of letter names Letter-sound knowledge Decoding skills (real and pseudowords)	Verbal Response: Students identify the names and sounds of letters and read individual real and pseudowords aloud.
Spelling	Spelling/Encoding	Typed Response: Students spell words one at a time using the keyboard on the screen or the keyboard on their device.
Oral Reading Fluency	Reading Fluency	Verbal Response: Students read grade-level passages aloud.
Vocabulary	Vocabulary (receptive)	Multiple-Choice Selection: Students select the best answer from 4 answer choices for each question.
Reading Comprehension	Language/Reading Comprehension	Multiple-Choice Selection: After silently reading the passage, students select the best answer from 4 answer choices for each question.

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