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QuickScan Online Dyslexia Screening for Individuals

Are you wondering if you have a specific learning difficulty / dyslexic or other learning difference?

The QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire will provide an initial report, along with an indication of your preferred learning mode.

It is ideal for you if you are aged 14+ with a basic level of proficiency in English and costs £14.50.

What is QuickScan?

The QuickScan online dyslexia questionnaire takes 10 to 20 minutes to complete and is designed to supply valuable information about your learning abilities and differences that might require support.

  • Estimated and established accuracy rate of around 90%
  • Your report is emailed to you and is also be available to view online or download
  • Simple to use on all desktops, laptops and larger tablets – but NOT on mobile phones. Please disable pop-up blockers

This online dyslexia screening taps into several areas of neurodiversity and identifies indicators of:

  • Dyslexia, Dyspraxia (specifically hand skills) and Dyscalculia (difficulty with numbers)
  • Visual stress (preferred colour background can be selected)
  • General difficulties with study and literacy
  • Lack of fluency in English language
  • Your current preferred learning mode – a starting point in better understanding multi-sensory learning.
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Already paid for QuickScan online dyslexia screening?

  • If you paid for a QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire but did not complete it straight away, please click here to go to a page where you just need to enter your email and passcode, then click the “Start” button.
  • If you completed the online dyslexia screening questionnaire earlier and want to to retrieve your report online, then please click here.

Which Online Dyslexia Screening Solution is right for me?

We offer two online dyslexia screening options for individuals – QuickScan and QuickScreen.

You can choose to use one or both products depending on your requirements, age and budget.

You can use QuickScan (£14.50) for online dyslexia screening aged from 14 years upwards, as detailed above.

If this reveals an indicator of SpLD / dyslexia, you can choose to then undertake QuickScreen (£34.50).

QuickScreen is a more comprehensive online dyslexia test for those aged 17+ (because this requires a higher level of English – GCSE+).

Please contact us if you have any questions.

“I always knew something wasn’t quite right, but could never quite put my finger on it. The QuickScan online dyslexia screening report helped me pinpoint exactly what was wrong.”

“Very impressed with the amount of information in the online dyslexia screening report.”
LF

“I always knew something wasn’t quite right, but could never quite put my finger on it. The QuickScan online dyslexia screening report helped me pinpoint exactly what was wrong.”

DIJ

QuickScan is an online dyslexia screening questionnaire-based programme which asks you a number of questions relating to a wide range of study related topics. You will be asked to give yes/no answers and a report is produced based on a detailed matrix which filters all the answers according to a range of factors.

Apart from indications of SpLD/dyslexia, QuickScan looks for signs of a wide range of neurodiverse issues, including a need for study support, maths difficulties, need for language support, learning confidence, fine motor skills (dyspraxia) and potential visual stress.

If you completed your PayPal purchase for the QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire, but did not return to the Start page for any reason, please contact us for a new QuickScan passcode.

If you returned to the Start Page but didn’t start the programme for any reason, you should find that you will have been sent your passcode by email. If not then please contact us, otherwise return to the start page and enter your email and passcode to start your online dyslexia screening session.

QuickScan can only report on the answers you give it. In general though, if you answer the questions honestly it has proved to be accurate at identifying issues that are still affecting your performance.

However, it is occasionally possible that the online dyslexia screening questionnaire may not identify your dyslexia if you have successfully overcome many of your earlier difficulties.

We all absorb information through our senses. For people with dyslexia some of the filters through which learning is assimilated are erratic and it may take longer to process incoming data.

It may well be useful to find out which learning modality you are using predominantly at the present time by using QuickScan for online dyslexia screening. For example, many people with dyslexia are visual learners.

Since multi-sensory learning has always been accepted as the best way to acquire and retain information, then the chosen current preferred mode of learning can be seen as a starting point towards a better understanding and development of a more integrated approach.

Basing classroom teaching on individual learning styles preferences has generally been considered as not showing measurable improved outcomes.

However, the way we absorb information from around us is complex and multifaceted and not easy to categorise in simple terms. For example, linking information to previous knowledge, repetition, learning through doing things oneself, levels of motivation, being just a few.

Research shows that among people with dyslexia their intake of information through the senses is not uniform and can lead to difficulties. There is a greater overlap between the modes of learning and there are further fluctuations in how we perceive and assimilate information once it has been internalised that suggest this to be quite subjective and therefore difficult to define.

The link here is a video discussion that people with dyslexia might find very illuminating as it touches on some of these complexities.

However, the main teaching approach within the dyslexia field of making information as multi-sensory as possible has a well established foundation and, in our view, an understanding of the different learning modalities offers some useful insights to the learner rather than imposing limitations. A better level of self awareness as to how we learn is a useful tool.

The QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire asks a number of numeracy related questions. Your report will state if there is a possibility that maths performance may have been adversely affected.

There is quite an overlap between SpLD/dyslexia, dyspraxia and dysgraphia and this is reflected in the QuickScan online dyslexia questionnaire.

However, QuickScan specifically focuses on fine motor skills (i.e. handwriting skills) and since it is not an exhaustive list of dyspraxia characteristics, gross motor function is beyond the scope of this questionnaire and would need to be checked separately.

Your QuickScan online dyslexia screening report will contain information relating to your current preferred learning mode – and you can use this as a starting point towards a more integrated method of learning.

It will show if you present any indicators of SpLD/dyslexia, fine motor dyspraxia (problems with handwriting), numeracy issues, possible need for study and language support, as well as any signs of visual stress.

As long as you have a basic working knowledge of English you will be able to understand and respond to the online dyslexia screening questions.

The questions are also available in audio, which may help with understanding them more easily.

The QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire is designed to be accessible for partially sighted and blind users. It has full audio delivery for the questions and has keyboard operation available using the known “home” keys and the spacebar.

The QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire should be completed in a single sitting and usually takes around 10-15 minutes.

If it takes significantly longer than that, this may be an indication of literacy issues or speed of processing difficulties. Neither of these issues alone is a conclusive indication of SpLD/dyslexia but they may well be contributing factors.

With the QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire, you can select the screen background colour that best suits you, as well as the size of font when you start doing the online dyslexia screening questionnaire.

There are a number of visual issues that may affect reading fluency (basic visual short and long sightedness need to be ruled out as a first step), but they could also be related to visual stress which is an over sensitivity to the contrast between the font colour and the background colour.

Black printed text on white paper is one of the more problematic combinations for a person with visual stress.

Sometimes the use of coloured overlays or a change of screen colour on computer screens can make a huge difference – with eye strain and headaches reportedly being reduced and reading fluency improved.

The QuickScan online dyslexia screening questionnaire is not accepted on its own for exam boards or by funding bodies, but it does offer a starting point for identifying individual needs.

If there are any indicators of SpLD/dyslexia, we recommend that you use the QuickScreen dyslexia test (if you aged 17+) to explore these further and put together relevant background information to present to your support team.

If you are under 17 years of age, you will find that many organisations and workplaces do, however, use QuickScan as a starting point for putting “reasonable adjustments” in place.

Need Help?

Please get in touch if you have any technical or general support questions about the test or your test results. We’re happy to help and will do our best to respond within 24 working hours.

Call +44 (0)20 8674 9571 between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, UK time, or

Email [email protected] or use the form on our contact page.

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