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When and with whom can an AFS-Test be conducted to determine or rule out a potential Dyslexia/Reading and Spelling Deficiency or Dyscalculia/Arithmetic Deficiency?
Elementary and Middle School Students
If there is a suspicion of Dyslexia/RSD or Dyscalculia/AD, the AFS-Test can be taken by a elementary or middle school-aged child. The earliest time to determine Dyslexia/Dyscalculia is in the second half of the first grade. The affected child must have already sufficiently engaged with letters and numbers.
Adults
Testing in adulthood is done through a detailed case history interview and a comprehensive error analysis. For this error analysis, writing samples of the test subject are suitable: You can use notebooks from their school days, if still available, dictate a text to the test subject (newspaper articles are particularly suitable for this), or have the test subject write an essay on any topic.
The AFS-Test is not suitable for teenagers over 14 years of age or adults, as the sensory perception performances in this group cannot be captured anymore due to the fact that sensory perceptions deteriorate with increasing age in every individual. Therefore, Dyslexia/Dyscalculia training with this group is only conducted in the areas of attention and symptom. Training of sensory perceptions is no longer effective if you want to achieve successes in the reading/spelling area and/or arithmetic area. However, sensory perception training can be used for motivational purposes.
Further helpful information, including a guide for the case history interview and numerous exercise examples, can be found in the books “Dyslexia in Adults” and “Dyscalculia in Adults” by Dr. Astrid Kopp-Duller and Dr. Livia R. Pailer-Duller.
Preschool Students
In children at the preschool age, it cannot yet be determined whether Dyslexia/Dyscalculia is present, as the symptom area cannot be assessed because basic academic skills such as reading, spelling, and arithmetic have not been fully learned. However, potential deficits in the sensory perception areas can be identified and trained. Through training in attention and sensory perception, early prevention of a potential Dyslexia/Dyscalculia can be achieved.
Further information on this can be found in the book “Training of Sensory Perceptions at the Preschool Age” by Dr. Astrid Kopp-Duller and Dr. Livia R. Pailer-Duller. In addition to a comprehensive collection of materials, it also contains a test procedure specifically developed for preschool-aged children.