Democratizing Validated Assessments
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Our mission is to build bridges between the lab, community, and classroom
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ROAR is a validated reading assessment and dyslexia screener from Stanford University that is used in hundreds of schools around the U.S.
Participate in Research
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ROAR@Home is the beta release of our parent research portal providing families access to ROAR assessments, score reports, and research studies
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We aim to investigate the factors that contribute to reading difficulties and design innovative, personalized approaches to education.
Open Access Resources
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View our Resources section to learn more about how to administer ROAR and understand our score reports
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Learn more about your child’s reading skills and receive ROAR@Home score reports
Join our research from home!
Frequently Asked Questions
Are ROAR@Home assessments the same as the ones in my child's school?
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. ROAR@Home has two goals: our mission is to democratize access to research-backed assessments and also continue innovating on the fundamental research base. In line with this mission, ROAR@Home will often contain additional assessments that are under active research (or longer versions of our traditional assessments). Whenever we provide score reports, the assessments are scored and validated the same way as the version used in schools. But ROAR@Home will often include additional assessments that are not yet in schools.
Does ROAR@Home provide resources to help interpret score reports?
Yes! the ROAR Family Guide, Next Steps Guide, and Technical Manual all provide information on how to interpret the score reports as does the Video Guide to Individual Score Reports. Or see our complete list of open-access resources!
Who can create a ROAR@Home account
ROAR@Home requires consent from a parent or legal guardian. If tutoring organizations want to use ROAR@Home they must get parents to create accounts and parents are welcome to share score reports.
Can tutoring organizations use ROAR@Home
Yes! But they must have parents/legal guardians create accounts for their children. We require parental consent. But after a parent/guardian has provided consent, ROAR@Home can be completed anywhere and parents can share score reports as they see fit.