Analysis of the assessment tools used for the diagnosis of dislexia in Spanish and in English

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to identify, analyse and evaluate the most applied assessment tools for the diagnosis of dyslexia in Primary Education students, both in Spanish and in English, in order to understand the educational implications for students affected by this condition in bilingual schools in Spain, as a response to the growing phenomenon of bilingualism in Spanish schools. The procedure we will follow will be, first to identify and select the evaluation instruments, second their characteristics (similarities and differences) will be compared and, third, main issues concerning the successful implementation of the evaluation of these students will be drawn.