Hi. The Washington State tool is validated for English speakers only.
There is a validated tool for Spanish speakers, called the Empire State
screening tool developed through the Learning Disabilities Association
of Western New York, that can be found at:
http://www.ldaofwny.org/ESS%20Screeening.htm. Instructions for its use
are also on that site. 

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>>> RKenyon721 at aol.com 04/13/07 12:54 PM >>>

Hi all,
 
Here is the URL where the screening tool can be found:
_http://www.seakingwdc.org/ld/learningneedstool.pdf_ 
(http://www.seakingwdc.org/ld/learningneedstool.pdf) 
 
It is also referred to as the "Washington 13" or the "13 Questions."
 
I have just emailed Nancie Payne, developer of the Washington State LD  
Screening to post a message describing the history and usage of her 
instrument.  I 
look forward to her response to give us more information on  this
critically 
important tool.
 
Thanks,
 
Rochelle
 
 
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Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
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