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ArticleDyslexia (Chichester, England)2025

Towards a Consensus for Dyslexia Practice: Findings of a Delphi Study on Assessment and Identification.

Caroline Holden, Philip Kirby, Margaret J Snowling, Paul A Thompson, Julia M Carroll

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Article in Dyslexia (Chichester, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Diversity of words and words for diversity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
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  11. Toward a consensus on dyslexia: findings from a Delphi study.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Caroline HoldenSpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC), Esher, Surrey, UK.
Philip KirbyKing's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9254-8732
Margaret J SnowlingUniversity of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Paul A ThompsonUniversity of Warwick and University of Birmingham, Coventry and Birmingham, UK.
Julia M CarrollUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper discusses the findings of a Delphi study in which dyslexia experts, including academics, specialist teachers, educational psychologists, and individuals with dyslexia, were asked for their agreement with a set of key statements about defining and identifying dyslexia: why it should be assessed and how and when this assessment should be conducted. Two rounds of survey responses provided a vehicle for moving towards consensus on how to assess for dyslexia. Forty-two consensus statements were ultimately accepted. Findings suggested that assessment practice should take account of risks to the accurate identification of dyslexia. An assessment model, with guidelines for assessors, is presented, based on the Delphi's findings. This hypothesis-testing model requires assessors to investigate and weigh up the factors most likely to result in an accurate assessment before reaching conclusions, assigning terminology, and making recommendations for intervention and management.

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Delphi TechniqueDyslexiaHumansassessmentconsensusDelphi studydyslexiapractice framework

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PMID39996532
PMCPMC11852196

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