1. Greetings from Ripples!
We are pleased to announce Pearson’s first workshop in Hyderabad on Psychological assessment, the details of
which are given below:
Name of the Test:
- Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior (DST-J)
-Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices & Crichton Vocabulary Scale (CPM / CVS )
Date: 26th August 2012
Timing: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Learning Outcomes:
-The participants will learn how to administer, score and interpret the above mentioned test
-Certification of participation from Pearson
Participant’s Eligibility Criteria:
Special Educators, School Teachers, Psychologist and School Counselors
Fee: 2100/- (includes lunch, tea and handouts, does not include assessment kit
Pay either in cash or Cheque /D.D in favour of Afshan Jabeen payable at Hyderabad
Facilitator: Chhaya Sinha (Clinical Psychologist)
Afshan Jabeen (SIS Dyslexia Therapist & Psychologist)
Venue: you will be notified soon
Last Date of Registration: 20th August 2012
To register call: 9160030175 / 040-23521506

2. It is estimated that about 12 to 15 % of all school children in India, struggle with learning disorders. Taking
initiative, at the earliest, to identify students who are ‘at risk’ of developing learning disorders and taking active
measures to empower them will pre-empt severe learning issues later in life. A stitch in times saves nine holds
true here
Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior (DST-J)
DST-JINDIA is a powerful screener, developed for use with school children in India in order to identify those
who are at the risk of dyslexia. The India norms will not only facilitate in providing a more precise measure of
literacy skills but will provide increased opportunities to a greater number of children to be screened at an early
age.
The DST-JINDIA consists of twelve subtests which focus to evaluate accuracy and fluency in reading, writing,
and spelling. These subtests also assess motor coordination, attention span, reasoning ability and vocabulary
skill which are vital for attainment of literacy skills. These tasks appear to children as interesting since they
involve identifying pictures, solving puzzles, and answering simple questions.
Benefits of the DST-JINDIA
Ensures early identification, essential for timely intervention and support
Can be administered by a wide range of professionals
Standardization sample collected from schools across India
Wide age range covered - 6 years 6 months to 11 years 5 months
Child Friendly
Guides the development of in-school support for student
Findings can facilitate referral for further in-depth evaluation
Used in conjunction with the Raven's Progressive Matrices and Vocabulary Scales to comprehensively
screen for learning difficulties
Offers a profile of child’s strengths and weaknesses

3. The Raven's Educational
Coloured Progressive Matrices & Crichton Vocabulary Scale
Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices and Crichton Vocabulary Scale enjoy a long and famous history in the
assessment of general cognitive abilities in children.
The Progressive Matrices provide an assessment of non-verbal ability, an important feature for a linguistically
and culturally diverse population such as that of India. Vocabulary Scales provide scores in the verbal domain.
Raven’s Educational has been extensively redesigned, simplified and updated. This makes the test more
attractive and easier to use.
Raven’s Educational - CPM / CVS features:
Norms for Indian children which offer an accurate measure of general abilities
A standardization sample collected from schools across India
Administration and evaluation which can be undertaken by wide range of professionals
Raw score conversions to standard scores, Percentile Ranks, and Age Equivalents
Discrepancy analysis provides enhanced understanding of differences among verbal and nonverbal
abilities
Use the Raven’s Educational: CPM/CVS
To evaluate non-verbal and verbal aspects of general ability for children
As a nonverbal tool that can provide a fair measure of ability for children from diverse populations with
different language and cultural backgrounds
As a nonverbal measure for children with hearing difficulties
As a fairer assessment for children who experience disorders of language abilities
As a screening measure for the assessment of children who have learning difficulties , along with
the Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior
As a tool to evaluate potential for achievement
To measure the difference between verbal and nonverbal aspects of general ability
To effectively identify children who require further in-depth evaluation of intelligence