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Early diagnosis is essential for timely intervention; however, Serbia lacks a standardized instrument for assessing dyslexia in primary school children. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and predictive validity of the Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior (DST-J), which was adapted for the Serbian language and cultural context. Methods: The study sample comprised 647 children from the general population, aged 6 years and 6 months to 11 years and 5 months, along with 30 children of comparable age exhibiting reading difficulties. The assessment of validity was based on the at-risk quotient, predictive validity, and test\u2013retest reliability. Results: Significant differences in at-risk quotient (ARQ) scores were found between children with and without dyslexia (t = 14.90, p &lt; 0.001), with boys, particularly those aged 9.6 to 10.5 years, having higher risk scores than girls. Internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1 = 0.704), and construct validity was confirmed by correlations with external measures, which explained 44% of the variance (R2 = 0.44; p &lt; 0.01). Predictive validity was high for key subtests such as rapid naming and phonemic segmentation, reaching maximum accuracy (sensitivity and specificity = 1). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the adapted DST-J is effective in identifying dyslexia risk among Serbian primary school children. The innovation of this study lies in the cultural adaptation of the DST-J, with future research directed towards refining this instrument and exploring additional diagnostic criteria to enhance its accuracy and inclusivity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12030322","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,3]],"date-time":"2025-03-03T07:37:17Z","timestamp":1740987437000},"page":"322","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Adaptation and Validation of the Serbian Version of Dyslexia Screening Test-Junior"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1941-0742","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tanja","family":"Lukovac","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Speech and Language Pathology Higia Logos, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3000-6062","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vitomir","family":"Jovanovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0183-5777","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Svetlana","family":"Petronijevi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sport, University \u201cUnion\u2014Nikola Tesla\u201d, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jovana","family":"Radovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Speech and Language Pathology Higia Logos, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neda","family":"Milo\u0161evi\u0107 Dedakin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Pathology, College of Human Development, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3707-034X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tatjana","family":"Savi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Biological Research \u201cSini\u0161a Stankovi\u0107\u201d\u2014National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 142 Despot Stefan Boulevard, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dragan","family":"Pavlovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"322","DOI":"10.1037\/a0026744","article-title":"Phonological skills and their role in learning to read: A meta-analytic review","volume":"138","author":"Lyster","year":"2012","journal-title":"Psychol. 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