Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluation
R.E.A.D. Evaluation and Dyslexia Center™ provides comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for learners who struggle academically. Services include consultations with parents, comprehensive evaluations for specific learning disabilities, including but not limited to dyslexia, dysgraphia, and related disorders, as well as a full written report that identifies a child’s strengths and weaknesses and provides recommendations.
Professional Services
What is included?
Information is gathered from various sources, including parents, clients, and/or teachers (if permitted), to determine specific concerns and assessment needs. This process may include conducting phone interviews, reviewing work samples, and/or providing questionnaires to gather information regarding developmental, social, behavioral, medical, mental health, and academic histories.
A Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluation includes:
Individual, norm-referenced testing tailored to concerns. (Testing instruments are determined by age and educational needs and take approximately 2-4 hours.)
Assessment of the student’s intellectual/cognitive abilities (IQ), including verbal comprehension, fluid reasoning, visual-spatial processing, working memory, and processing speed abilities. Additional areas of cognition may be evaluated based on needs.
Assessment of language skills, including listening comprehension and oral expression
Assessment of academic skills may include, but is not limited to: basic reading, phonological awareness, orthographic competence, reading fluency, reading comprehension, spelling, written expression, handwriting, math calculation, and math problem-solving. (Academic areas tested will be determined based on needs.)
An assessment of executive functioning, which includes sensitivity to clinical groups such as ADHD, can be included for an additional fee.
A detailed, written report to include:
An interpretation/summary of each test administered
A description of the student’s cognitive and academic functioning
Documentation of condition(s) based on the clinical findings, if applicable
Individualized recommendations designed to address your child’s unique pattern of strengths and weaknesses
A post-evaluation session to review the results of the evaluation, discuss clinical findings, and provide parents with information and instructional recommendations to help make educational decisions for their child.
Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluation for Adults
R.E.A.D. Evaluation and Dyslexia Center™ provides comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for adults seeking to identify or update previous evaluations for college, graduate school, or professional settings.
What is included?
Information is gathered from various sources, including consultations to determine specific concerns and assessment needs. This process may include conducting interviews (in person or by phone), reviewing previous evaluations/test results, or work samples, and providing questionnaires regarding educational, medical, developmental, social-emotional, and mental health history.
A Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluation for Adults includes:
Individual, norm-referenced testing tailored to concerns. (Testing instruments are determined by age and educational needs and take approximately 2-4 hours.)
Cognitive assessment (IQ testing), which measures verbal comprehension, fluid reasoning, visual-spatial processing, working memory, and processing speed. Additional cognitive areas may be included as needed.
Assessment of language skills, including listening comprehension and oral expression, may be included.
Academic skills assessment — may include reading (decoding, fluency, comprehension), written expression (spelling, organization, grammar), handwriting, math calculation, and problem-solving. (Academic areas tested will be determined based on needs.)
An assessment of executive functioning, which includes sensitivity to clinical groups such as ADHD, can be included for an additional fee.
A detailed written report will be provided, including:
An interpretation/summary of each test administered
A description of cognitive and academic functioning
Documentation of condition(s) based on the clinical findings, if applicable
Specific recommendations for accommodations and learning strategies
A post-evaluation meeting will be scheduled to review the evaluation results, discuss clinical findings, address any questions, and provide guidance on utilizing the results for academic and personal success.
R.E.A.D. Evaluation and Dyslexia Center™ offers professional development and training in the areas of reading, structured literacy, dyslexia, and the identification of dyslexia and dysgraphia. Workshops/training can be provided within a school district or in a private setting and can be tailored to your needs. Training provided in:
Dyslexia Identification for Psychologists and Educational Diagnosticians
Developing a deeper understanding of the data that would suggest the need to consider dyslexia
Test instruments that specifically evaluate the core features of dyslexia
Decision-making process within the context of a full evaluation
Assessing Dyslexia: Test Battery Training for Reading Specialists and Dyslexia Therapists
The key components of dyslexia identification
Step-by-step test procedures for administering and scoring B-Level standardized, norm-referenced tests designed to measure literacy skills formally
Guidance on triangulating the data for decision-making and reporting
Deep Dive into a Full Evaluation for Educators
Demystifying dyslexia assessments and evaluation reports
Understanding Intellectual / Cognitive Abilities (the G's)
The Bell Curve - Understanding Scores