Screening Services

Washington State law requires all public school students in grades K–2 to be screened for signs of dyslexia or other reading difficulties. OSPI and Washington's Dyslexia Advisory Council have approved Star CBM (Renaissance) as one of the state’s accepted screening tools.  

The HRS Learning Center offers Star CBM assessments to students who may not have access to mandatory screening or who may have missed screening based on current grade level (grades K-5). Hamlin Robinson School screening staff are experienced and well equipped to administer the assessment and offer a short conference regarding the computer-generated test report.  

Student scores are compared against national normative measures. It is important to remember STAR is a diagnostic tool that offers a snapshot of student knowledge. Test scores can be influenced by outside factors: stress, hunger, and tiredness. Standardized screening is not intended to capture the full range of student growth, knowledge, persistence, ability, and potential.  

Additional information:

• Parents will need to connect with HRS Learning Center staff to provide student information and determine age-appropriate subtests. 

• Administration of screening, including transitions between test segments, takes 30-45 minutes and is conducted at the HRS Learning Center. 

• Family reports and post-test video-conferences with parents can generally be scheduled 48 hours after the completion of screening. Families will receive a scores and norms report, along with a 15-minute conference to discuss the results and resource recommendations. 

• The cost of the STAR Screening is $150. (Due prior to screening. No refunds once screening begins.) King County students in grades 2-5 may also qualify for free STAR screening through the Literacy Link program. Click on the Literacy Link tab at the top of this webpage to find out more.

• Questions and requests for screening appointments can be made to the Learning Center team at learningcenter@hamlinrobinson.org 

The HRS Learning Center utilizes the Slingerland® Screening Procedures, developed by the Slingerland® Literacy Institute, to help identify a student’s language-based learning strengths and weaknesses as an indicator of instructional needs.  While the Slingerland® Screening is not a nationally normed device and does not provide a diagnosis of a specific learning disability, it is used throughout the U.S. to gain insight about student strengths and weakness in the auditory, visual, and kinesthetic cognitive processing areas, as well as the degree to which working memory may contribute to the student’s challenges in each of these areas. 

The HRS Learning Center’s Certified Slingerland® Screeners have been specifically trained in the administration, evaluation, and analysis of Slingerland® Screening results, which can help to identify visual, auditory, or kinesthetic modality weaknesses – or weaknesses with integration between these modalities – which, in turn, may be an underlying cause of a student’s challenges in acquiring language skills related to reading, spelling, handwriting, and written expression. 

Additional information:

• Administration of screening takes between 90-150 minutes. Two appointments may be needed for optimal results.  

• Prior to screening, parents/guardians will be asked to complete a questionnaire and provide any relevant educational or evaluative documentation. 

• Written reports and reviews with the screening administrator are generally available 7-10 working days from the completion of screening.  

• The cost of the Slingerland® Screening is $525.00 (Due prior to screening. No refunds once screening begins). 

• The amount of $200.00 will be assessed for a missed screening appointment with less than 24 hours’ notice. 

• Questions and requests for screening appointments can be made to the Learning Center Director: Edward Alvarran at ealvarran@hamlinrobinson.org 

Click here for a document with more detailed information about Slingerland® Screening.