DALS Resource Hub

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What is the library?

The Digital Assessment Library for Schools provides a solution for school districts that offers unlimited use of over 40 assessments on Q-interactive® and Q-global®, including WISC®-V, BASC™-3, KTEA™-3, Sensory Profile™ 2, CELF®-5 and more.

Statewide Screening Window Dates

Statewide Screening Window

Window Administration Dates
Fall August 5 – September 27
Winter December 2 – January 31
Spring March 31 – May 16 

Find out more! Read the DALS Guide  

DALS Complete Test library

Stocked with a range of assessments, including ability, achievement, behavior, mental health, speech and language, and motor sensory. You’ll also find a library of screeners available for unlimited use.

View the complete product library to learn more.

DALS Guide

Eligibility Matrix

Digital Assessment Library for Schools PLUS (DALS+): 
Further enhance your DALS experience with the DALS+!
Pearson publishes a number of assessments that do not currently have a digital administration option. To assist Digital Assessment Library customers, Pearson introduced the Digital Assessment Library for Schools PLUS (DALS+) that pulls together 20+ popular paper assessments (DAS™-II, KABC™-II-NU, PLS™-5, etc.) as a supplement to the Digital Assessment Library Complete Program.

View the complete list of DALS+ assessments

Don’t have DALS+ yet in your district? 

Contact your state’s Assessment Consultant for more information and a quote!

Important links

Technical support
    800-627-7271 
    Available 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CT

MHS Portfolio

Through our partnership with Multi-Health Systems (MHS), Pearson is proud to offer the MHS Education Portfolio as an optional enhancement to your DALS Complete subscription.

This add-on provides unlimited access to Conners 4® and ASRS® assessments via your DALS Q-global account!

If your district currently subscribes to the MHS Portfolio, you can begin administering Conners 4 and ASRS immediately through Q-global, just like your other DALS rating scales.

If your district does not yet subscribe to the MHS Portfolio, please contact your state’s Assessment Consultant to request a quote.

What are the benefits?

for Students

  • Engaging evaluations 

  • Broader support systems

  • More accurate evaluations, appropriate interventions, and improved outcomes

for Examiners

  • Measurable time savings

  • 24-hour access to the materials they need

  • Greater test flexibility

  • Fewer testing materials to transport  

for Administrators

  • Enhanced staff productivity

  • Reduced shipping costs

  • Less waste and improved inventory management

  • Predictable costs and more level spending from year-to-year 

Explore the systems  

DALS Complete is administered through our web-based digital systems, Q-interactive and Q-global. These systems help educators accurately administer, score, and report clinical assessments. 

Q-interactive

Q-interactive administers interactive assessments (such as WISC®–V and KTEA™-3) with an intuitive, portable system using 1:1 iPad® devices connected via Bluetooth®. 

Q-global

Q-global administers assessments that are self-administered or proctored (such as BASC™-3 and Vineland™-3), and generates scores and reports for manually entered paper administrations. 

Single Sign On

Single sign-on integration is available for organizations within the United States.

To learn more, complete this form and we’ll be in touch.

Evaluations

The Digital Assessment Library for Schools helps evaluate a wide range of skills, including:

Ability

Measure student cognition, intelligence, and processing skills.
Example tests: WAIS–IV, WISC–V

Achievement

Accurately assess students for dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Example tests: KTEA–3, WIAT–4

Behavior

Improve social skills, evaluate emotional issues, and measure self-sufficiency.
Example tests: BASC–3, Vineland–3

Mental health

Get an accurate picture of personality characteristics and behavioral tendencies.
Example tests: MACI-II, MMPI–A–RF

Developmental

Identify developmental concerns in young children.
Example tests: BBCS–4:R, Bayley-4

Speech and language

Diagnose language disorders, assess expressive vocabulary, and receptive vocabulary.
Example tests: CELF–5, GFTA–3

Motor and sensory

Accurately and efficiently assess fine and gross motor skills and sensory processing patterns.
Example tests: Sensory Profile 2, PEDI-CAT

Executive function

Evaluate higher-level cognitive function, assess neuropsychological status, and measure verbal learning and memory abilities.
Example tests: RBANS Update, WMS–IV

Screeners

To assist with the evaluation process, there are a number of different screeners available for limited use. 
Example tests: SSIS SEL Screener, Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen

Webinars

Co-Writing Assistant in Practice: A Clinical Psychologist’s Perspective Webinar (Register Now)
Presenter(s): TBD

Join a 45-minute webinar led by a practicing clinical psychologist to explore how the Co-Writing Assistant can support efficient, high-quality report writing in healthcare settings. Learn how the tool can help reduce documentation burden, streamline clinical workflows, and free up more time for patient care while maintaining clinician oversight and professional judgment. Built on Pearson’s secure Q-platform infrastructure, the Co-Writing Assistant provides a trusted environment for developing assessment reports and clinical documentation.

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Co-Writing Assistant in Schools: A School Psychologist’s Perspective Webinar (Register Now)
Presenter(s): TBD

Join a 45-minute webinar led by a practicing school psychologist to learn how the Co-Writing Assistant can help simplify report writing and support more efficient evaluation workflows in schools. Discover how the tool can reduce administrative burden, accelerate documentation, and allow practitioners to spend more time supporting students, educators, and families. Built on Pearson’s secure Q-platform infrastructure, the Co-Writing Assistant provides a trusted environment for developing and managing assessment reports while making it easy to add to IEP documentation.

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The future of assessments is here! Get to know the Digital Assessment Library for Schools Webinar (Register Now)

Join us for a 45-minute live session to learn about Pearson's Digital Assessment Library and how it can benefit your district. 

An annual site license with a single purchase order can supply your entire district with unlimited use of nearly 40 of Pearson’s most popular digital assessments for cognition, achievement, behavior, language, and more!

Register

DALS Refresher Webinar

Watch this 45-minute DALS Refresher session to learn what your Digital Assessment Library for Schools (DALS) subscription covers. This webinar will help you maximize your subscription and streamline your workflow.

Watch on-demand

View past webinars

Training

No need to worry about getting the most out of your Digital Assessment Library. Your Pearson Representative can work with you to schedule customized, online and in-person platform training for your various professional teams to learn the ins and outs of both Q-interactive and Q-global.

In addition, extensive, self-paced training resources are available to ensure your teams have the tools they need to support their students. Account administrators and users of both Q-interactive and Q-global have access to platform training; all of which is included with your digital assessment library.

  • Team support
  • Regularly scheduled, free, live webinars
  • Video tutorials
  • Resource library
  • Help directory

Customized online or on-site training packages for digital assessments are available from our professional development group. Topics can include:

  • Test administration, scoring, and reporting for specific assessments
  • Intervention recommendations
  • Customized presentations to meet your district’s needs
  • SLD identification
     

Many of these training options help meet continuing education requirements for licensure and certification renewal.*

*Additional costs may be incurred.