Dyslexia Screener Next Steps

1. Login to your Amira Dashboard through my.aps.edu and clicking on the Amira icon or by logging into your account https://secure.app.amiralearning.com.

2. Click on Amira Reading (pictured below) 

3. Click on Reports (pictured below).

4. Click on "Reading Risk Report"

5. On the left-side, make sure that the "Testing Window" is set to "BOY Benchmark" and "Assessment Type" is set to "Benchmark." (pictured below). Your students names will appear with their Reading Risk.

Any student who has 30 or more indicators (the first risk cutline) requires intervention in accordance with the NMPED Dyslexia Screener guidance. These students will show red or yellow bars next to their name. These are students with both "At Risk" signals - Stronger Signals (red) and Weaker Signals (yellow).

Students with less than 30 indicators (green bars next to their name) "pass" the Dyslexia Screener in accordance with the NMPED Dyslexia Screener guidance.

6. Click on "Print Letters." Select the language option that best suits the needs of your students - either English or Spanish at this time. (pictured below). You have the option to also include a "Home Activity Log." Once you select your options, click "Print" and then click "Print" again.

• If you need a language other than English, please print the letter you need and then scan it as a PDF to your computer.

• Visit APS Translation Services at https://www.aps.edu/communications/translation-and-interpretation-services/translation-services/translation-request-form

• Fill out the form, request the language you need, and upload the PDF. 

7. Select the printing options you need from your computer device. Please note that Amira will print out all of the letters for the students who require intervention according to the Reading Risk report, not every student in your class. (pictured below)

The letter will have the following information:

• Information about the Amira assessment

• When the student took the assessment.

• The literacy tasks considered for the reading risk report

• The specific domain, percentile rank (PR), level 1-5 (status), and the description of the specific tasks that the student completed in the assessment.

• How to read and consider the results.

Teacher may want to review and consider other Amira reports to help determine if a student needs additional support in literacy.

Two reports that will help teachers make stronger instructional decisions are the legacy student summary handouts and the Amira Benchmark report.

Both can be found on the "Reports" page (pictured below).

• Benchmark Report is located in "Benchmark Report" in the first row.

• The Student Summary Handout is located in the "Additional Istation Reports" in the last row.

1. Click on "Benchmark Report."

2. In the menu on the left-side, make sure that the "Testing Window" is set to "BOY Benchmark" and "Assessment Type" is set to "Benchmark." (pictured below). Your students names will appear with their scaled score.

Considerations:

Any student who is at or behind the 20th percentile (the first risk cutline - red bar) is a strong candidate for an MLSS Layer 3 plan in reading and writing. Educators are highly recommended to review additional data sources and follow-up further on this score to determine appropriate support.

Any student who is above the 20th percentile (the first risk cutline), but at or behind the 60th percentile (the second risk cutline) is a strong candidate for an MLSS Layer 2 plan in reading and writing. Educators are highly recommended to review additional data sources and follow-up further on this score to determine appropriate support.

Students above the 60th percentile generally should be considered grade-level ready for Layer 1 high-quality instruction. However, Layer 1 differentiation may be necessary for these students.

Even if a student does not qualify as "needing intervention" with less than 30 indicators according to the Reading Risk Report, a student may still need additional support/interventions in literacy. For example, a student may have 28 indicators on the Reading Risk report and be at the 18th percentile according to the Benchmark Report.

1. Click on "Additional Istation Reports."

2. Click on "Student Summary Handouts" and filter to the student you need and make sure that the testing window is set to when the student took the Benchmark assessment.

3. The Student Summary Handout will show their overall and subtest ability index and percentile rank (pictured below).

4. Underneath each table, read the sentence that says, "Percentile Rank: Better than or equal to XX% of students who took this test in _____."

Considerations:

Any student who is at or behind the 20th percentile (dot is in the red section on the table) is a strong candidate for an MLSS Layer 3 plan in reading and writing. Educators are highly recommended to review additional data sources and follow-up further on this score to determine appropriate support.

Any student who is above the 20th percentile, but at or behind the 60th percentile (dot is in the yellow or light green section) is a strong candidate for an MLSS Layer 2 plan in reading and writing. Educators are highly recommended to review additional data sources and follow-up further on this score to determine appropriate support.

Students above the 60th percentile generally should be considered grade-level ready for Layer 1 high-quality instruction. However, Layer 1 differentiation may be necessary for these students.

Even if a student does not qualify as "needing intervention" with less than 30 indicators according to the Reading Risk Report, a student may still need additional support/interventions in literacy. For example, a student may have 28 indicators on the Reading Risk report and be at the 18th percentile according to the Benchmark Report.

Amira Parent Letter - in the Reading Risk Report on the Amira Dashboard

Click on "Print Letters." Select the language option that best suits the needs of your students - either English or Spanish at this time. (pictured below). You have the option to also include a "Home Activity Log." Once you select your options, click "Print" and then click "Print" again.

• Update as of 10/24/2025 - APS Translate cannot translate Amira letters to other languages.