Jason Yeatman
Stanford Graduate School of Education, University of Stanford
From the Lab to the Classroom and Back: Bridging the Gap with the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR)
Traditional reading assessments present a significant bottleneck for both educators and researchers, often requiring extensive instruction time, specialized training, and significant resources to administer. To address these challenges, we developed the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR), an open-science platform designed to serve as a bridge between the lab, community, and classroom. What began as a research tool has transformed into the quickest growing educational assessment platform in the U.S., now adopted by schools across 29 states and approved as a universal dyslexia screener in California and Ohio. By inculcating a virtuous cycle between research and practice, we ensure our investigation into learning differences like dyslexia and dyscalculia is grounded in the lived experience of teachers and families. This presentation outlines how ROAR’s framework facilitates science at an unprecedented scale while empowering educators with valid, precise, and actionable data to inform instruction.
