A Universal Screener is used  to identify the strength and weakness of a students. There are various types of universal screeners and generally administered during the fall, winter, and spring.  Unlike  most universal screeners the Georgia Numeracy Project's screeners provide educators information on strategies the students use to solve problems. According to Marylin Burns, understanding student thinking and the strategies used is essential in teaching math and meeting students.

The Georgia Numeracy Project provides three types of assessment; Global Strategy Stage Assessment (GloSS), Individual Knowledge Assessment, (IKAN), and the Numeracy Intervention Instrument. The GloSS and IKAN are tier one assessment while the Numeracy Intervention  Instrument is used for tier 2 and 3. The GloSS and IKAN can be provided 3 times a year to track student growth while the Numeracy Intervention Instrument can be used a progress monitoring tool. The Georgia Department of Education has both in person and virtual tools.