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Tagged: dyslexia testing

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April 13, 2015 at 8:34 am
Sue
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Has anyone here used (or known of) a test for dyslexia that could be done at home or online? This would be for a 14-year old. I am not keen on the idea of asking the local public school system to test for this.
Thanks.
April 13, 2015 at 9:14 am
Karen
Participant
I have found so much helpful info at Bright Solutions for Dyslexia. http://www.dys-add.com/videos/dyslexiaCouldItBe.html
If you poke around there, you’ll find videos, articles, and other helpful things. She has a whole section devoted to testing for Dyslexia (Who should proctor the test, When you should test, etc.).
I’m using Barton’s Spelling and Reading Program with my 3rd grade daughter and we’re having so much success!! It’s hard work – and slow going by times – but my daughter is improving in her reading so much. I’m also liking that the program is teaching me – I can explain why some words are spelled the way they are to my other daughters.
April 14, 2015 at 8:46 pm
greenebalts
Participant
Sue, dyslexia is a medical diagnosis that’s best diagnosed by a neuropsychologist. From my experience, public schools are not real helpful with this.
Susan Barton’s website that Karen linked has a ton of great information. I also have several posts regarding dyslexia here, including a 101 post that may lead you to some other resources…
http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/search/label/Dyslexia
Blessings,
Melissa
April 15, 2015 at 9:22 am
TX-Melissa
Participant
If you email Susan Barton she will send you a list of folks that can test for dyslexia if she knows of any in your area. She will also send a list of questions to ask a potential testers if she doesn’t know of any to recommend.
We did use our local school district since our state does recognize dyslexia. Their testing confirmed dyslexia, but did not provide the details that a neuro-psych eval. would have. My husband was satisfied with that, so that’s all we did. But I can’t help feeling if we had had the full testing, we may have found other things, like ADHD (the more I learn…) and known more detail about his dyslexia. But ds has made great improvements with his reading this year since we knew more about what he needed, so it was still helpful. If you’re in a state that doesn’t recognize dyslexia, I imagine any testing they would do would be even less helpful.
A site that does online testing I’ve seen recommended is Lexercise. But we have not used their services. It looks like they have a free screening, then will do more in depth testing via web-cam from there.
Best,
Melissa
April 15, 2015 at 11:59 am
suzukimom
Participant
I did the Lexercise testing with my kids a few years ago (the free screening) and found the information helpful for a start. It was a while ago – I think it was helpful up to a certain age or reading ability….
April 15, 2015 at 12:21 pm
wbbeachbum
Participant
We did our formal testing at the Scottish Rite Center in Dallas. If this is available in your state, this is a very cost effective way to get a formal documentation and diagnosis. Cost is FREE, but you will need to pay for a hotel for a night-at a hospital discount- and travel. Scottish Rite did thorough testing and each child now has an individual set of diagnosis and list of appropriate accommodations. I really encourage anyone to use this center and get a formal diagnosis for this reason!
I encourage you to get a formal documentation so that your child will have access to appropriate accommodations for college. Friends have been able to use the documentation from Scottish Rite to get these accommodations for their college age kids, but some colleges do require “recent” testing.
Susan Barton’s website is extremely useful. With Barton, my non-reading 8 yo has now surpassed her peers in reading and spelling! Susan will also help you get approved for Learning Ally.
Best of luck, mama!
April 15, 2015 at 1:32 pm
Karen
Participant
What is Learning Ally?
April 15, 2015 at 2:42 pm
wbbeachbum
Participant
Learningally.org and Bookshare.org
Unlimited audiobooks, including textbooks, for people who are blind or have a documented print disability. Bookshare is free to US students, but uses computer generated voices. Learning Ally is not free, and is human voice recorded.

April 19, 2015 at 3:23 pm
wbbeachbum
Participant
We did our formal testing through a Scottish Rite Center. If this is available in your state, it is a very cost effective way to get the correct diagnosis and documentation. Cost for the evaluation was FREE, but we did need to travel and pay for a hotel for the night. It did take about 6 months to get in, which is quite typical for a this type of testing.
I encourage you to get a formal diagnosis and documentation soon. With formal documentation, your child will be able to have appropriate accommodations for college testing and in college. Some of these accommodations are time, access to Learning Ally, access to notes in college, etc. Having documentation of the accommodations currently in use as well as formal documentation will be essential for getting accommodations on college entrance exams.
Melissa- The Scottish Rite Center in Tx. is in Dallas. We made it a mini-vacation and did get the formal documentation needed. Friends who have also gone through Scottish Rite with younger children have found that many colleges respect the center enough that additional testing as a teen has not been needed to get accommodations for college. Some colleges require “recent” testing at the cost of about $3000! Scottish Rite does have an age limit so keep that in mind. The information from Scottish Rite has been extremely valuable to us, and you are right to suspect other diagnosis as well. I came home with mountains of information and information that is helping me with both of my kids. One of my kids also got a formal dysgraphia diagnosis which will allow him to have access to Dragon Naturally Speaking. This is huge for him since he cannot type with any degree of accuracy or speed.
Susan Barton’s website is an excellent place to start. She will also vouch for your kids so that they can get access to Learning Ally. We did this while waiting for our Scottish Rite appointments.
Best of luck, mama!
June 29, 2015 at 12:15 pm
Amanda
Participant
I’ve found recently that you have to be a resident of the state in which you are applying for dyslexia testing at the Scottish Rite hospital. We did not have the option for free testing in GA. Just free tutoring once we received a formal diagnosis. Perhaps this is new? We would have loved to fly to another hospital for testing.
June 29, 2015 at 12:16 pm
Amanda
Participant
On a second note, the book Overcoming Dyslexia is a great resource!