Screening vs. Diagnostic Assessments — When and How to Use Each One

Screening and diagnostic assessments serve two completely different purposes — but both are needed to adequately support students.

Screening assessments predict risk and identify risk within systems. These assessments are given to all students with the same measures.

Diagnostic assessment is often an in-depth assessment in a single skilled area. It shows educators what to teach a particular student next.

Knowing the difference between these assessments allows educators to make informed decisions about literacy instruction with their students.

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Dr. Stephanie Stollar has dedicated over 30 years to improving literacy outcomes through evidence-based practices. She believes that by supporting all educators, high achievement is possible for every student.

In 2020, Dr. Stollar founded Reading Science Academy, an online community where thousands of educators support each other to improve results in their classrooms. She also advises the next generation of education policy leaders in her role as an assistant professor at Mount St. Joseph University.

In addition, Dr. Stollar serves as a Board Member of the Innovations in Education Consortium, sits on the Executive Team at the Evidence Advocacy Center, and is a co-founder of a national alliance for supporting reading science in higher education.

Previously, she served as Vice President of Professional Learning at Acadience Learning, as an MTSS trainer and consultant for hundreds of school districts, as an Assistant Professor of School Psychology, and as a School Psychologist.

Through her ongoing educational workshops and extensive publications, Dr. Stollar continues to build the capacity of educators and education systems worldwide so every student can be lifted through literacy.

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