A Proven Approach to Universal Literacy Screening in New Jersey

Confidently Meet Grades K–3 Early Literacy Screener Requirements

Recommended by New Jersey's Working Group on Student Literacy, i-Ready supports the universal screening recommendations for Grades K–3 outlined in the New Jersey Literacy Framework, helping districts meet both state-required screening needs and individual goals.

Using i-Ready as a Universal Literacy Screener

By using i-Ready Inform (our adaptive reading assessment) paired with i-Ready Literacy Tasks (a collection of short, educator-administered measures), educators gain reliable data and actionable insights to identify student strengths, measure grade-level expectations, and flag dyslexia risk factors early, fully integrated on one platform, at one price.

Early Literacy and Dyslexia Risk Screener: At a Glance

• Comprehensive data—Combines i-Ready Inform data with measures on fluency, automaticity, and decoding
• Easy reporting—Literacy Benchmark and Dyslexia Risk Factor Indications available via export
• No added cost or tools—i-Ready Inform data and i-Ready Literacy Tasks all on one platform and one cost. No extras needed.
• Simple access—Available to district- and school-level administrators once enabled
• Research validated—Screening outcomes validated against widely respected screening tools
• Science of Reading aligned—Built around the five Science of Reading pillars

Screening Students

The student screening process couples i-Ready Inform with the benefits of one-on-one administered i-Ready Literacy Tasks that can be delivered digitally or on paper. You get not only important literacy and dyslexia risk indicators but also clear instructional recommendations for each student.

Student Literacy Profile

The Literacy Profile report brings i-Ready Inform (formerly i-Ready Diagnostic) and i-Ready Benchmark Literacy Task results together in one place, giving educators, administrators, and families a clear, at-a-glance view of each student's reading development and performance relative to grade-level standards.

State Screener Export

The Universal Literacy Screener export shows results for each student and is available to all district and building-level administrators.

The export includes:

• Literacy Benchmark Indicator—Flags each student as On Benchmark, Approaching Benchmark, or Below Benchmark
• Dyslexia Risk Indicator—Identifies No Observed Risk, Some Risk, or At Risk
• Inform and Literacy Task results—Included to help target areas for growth and instruction

*This is a simplified sample of the export. Click to see the Early Literacy and Dyslexia Risk Screener Export Sample.

Supported by Research

The i-Ready Early Literacy and Dyslexia Risk Screener provides educators with an assessment process they can trust. The screening process is based on the most current research and highly correlated with other popular and well-respected screeners.

Would you like to learn how i-Ready Inform (formerly i-Ready Diagnostic), combined with i-Ready Literacy Tasks, offers a streamlined, all-in-one solution—at no additional cost—to meet New Jersey’s Universal Literacy Screener requirements within the New Jersey Literacy Framework?

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