Spotlight On: Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling

Morphological awareness skills are a powerful predictor of reading and spelling success. But most literacy assessments have overlooked this critical element—until now.

The NEW Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling™ (MATRS™) is the first comprehensive, reliable, and valid assessment tool for evaluating MA skills in Grades 1–6. Developed by top experts on morphological awareness, MATRS helps SLPs and educators accurately identify students who struggle with MA and plan differentiated instruction and intervention.

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MATRS is a gem…. an evidence-based test of morphological awareness that is both comprehensive and clear. What a gift for clinicians and teachers!"
—Nickola Wolf Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, Professor Emerita, Western Michigan University; co-developer of TILLS

Why MATRS Matters

Solves the mystery of why some students struggle by catching often-overlooked MA difficulties and pinpointing skills these students need more support to develop.
Supports better literacy outcomes by informing lesson plans that target specific aspects of morphological awareness.
Gives results you can trust. The product of more than a decade of research, MATRS fills the need for a norm-referenced and standardized MA assessment tool.
Facilitates progress monitoring with different versions of the MATRS forms for pre- and post-instruction.
Is easy and intuitive to use, with detailed instructions, scripted tasks, short videos that demonstrate the tasks, and automatic standard score conversion.

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Morphological Awareness + Dyslexia

Morphological awareness has been recognized by the International Dyslexia Association as a notable factor in struggles with literacy skills. IDA’s updated definition of dyslexia says: “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability….(which may be characterized by)…underlying difficulties with phonological and morphological processing.”

Using MATRS to uncover difficulties with MA and following up with targeted instruction will help students with dyslexia improve their decoding, spelling, and comprehension abilities.

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Finally! MATRS is the assessment we have been waiting for…It fills the void in our morphological awareness toolbox.”—Deb Glaser, Ed.D., author of Morpheme Magic" Morpheme Magic, Teacher Educator, Consultant

Spotlight On: Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling

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Why MATRS Matters

Morphological Awareness + Dyslexia

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