Free diagnostic primary reading assessment
We are offering a limited number of schools the opportunity to use the DreamBox Reading Plus diagnostic assessment: Get a clear baseline for improving reading outcomes and enable informed decisions around teaching and intervention.
Request your free assessmentA deeper understanding of your pupils' reading
While attainment data is useful in providing a broad picture of performance, it doesn’t always show how pupils are reading.
As texts become more complex across Key Stage 2, some pupils:
- Read accurately without a secure understanding.
- Struggle to maintain fluency and pace.
- Find it difficult to sustain attention across longer texts.
These gaps are often not immediately visible, but can limit progress across the wider curriculum.
This is why the DreamBox Reading Plus baseline assessment gives you a clear, comprehensive overview of each of your pupils' needs - so you can provide the exact support needed for each pupil to succeed right from the start.
What is the assessment?
Reading Plus is an online reading development programme that begins with the InSight Assessment.
Within just 40-minutes, you will get a clear, detailed overview into the key components of reading development:
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Reading stamina and engagement
Rather than providing a single score, it helps you understand how each pupil is approaching reading, and where support is most needed.
Arun
Lower comprehension & vocabulary - lower reading fluency
Arun is an inefficient, relatively slow reader who struggles to read and comprehend year-level texts.
Hannah
Lower comprehension & vocabulary - higher fluency
Hannah reads quickly but gets frustrated trying to comprehend year-level texts.
Jacob
Higher comprehension & vocabulary - lower fluency
Jacob can read and comprehend content at or above year level, but he would benefit from support to develop fluency.
Aisha
Higher comprehension & vocabulary - higher fluency
Aisha is a proficient and efficient reader and benefits from Reading Plus as enrichment.
"The initial assessment gives us baseline data and makes it clear which pupils need to focus on fluency or comprehension. We found that pupils may have high fluency but low comprehension. The data is very clear. It can be downloaded and discussed during phase meetings. Leaders can hold other teachers to account. As a Year 6 teacher, it can be a challenge to listen to 1:1 sessions. Reading Plus makes it clear who I need to support and who I need to challenge."
Discover valuable insights...
Identifies pupils who:
- Read quickly, but do not fully understand what they have read.
- Understand content, but read too slowly to keep up with classroom demands.
- Struggle with longer or more complex texts.
- Would benefit from more targeted support to make expected progress.
This allows you to move beyond assumptions and base decisions on clear, consistent insight.
From insight to action
Following the assessment, a Reading Development Consultant will:
- Review the outcomes with you.
- Help identify patterns across cohorts and groups.
- Support you in translating the findings into practical next steps.
This ensures the assessment leads directly to informed teaching, intervention and planning.
Continue the journey to further benefit your pupils
Following the assessment, don't miss out on your chance to continue using Reading Plus free for four weeks to begin closing the identified gaps.
Using the assessment data, the programme uses adaptive, personalised pathways to automatically:
- Provide targeted support aligned to their specific needs.
- Improve reading fluency and pace.
- Develop vocabulary and comprehension.
- Build the stamina needed for sustained reading.
