Maybe the nightly reading homework has become a standoff, or your bright kid can explain a story out loud but stalls the moment it is on the page. Dyslexia Testing in Glendale, WI gives you a clear, formal answer about what is happening and why. No referral is needed to get started.
Every evaluation is anchored by a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then shaped around the specific way reading is breaking down for you or your child. One licensed psychologist stays with your case from the first phone call to the feedback conversation, and an in house learning disability specialist runs the reading specific testing so the reading picture is examined by someone who does this work all day. We also screen for the conditions that often sit alongside dyslexia, so nothing important gets missed.
Watch for a child who struggles to connect letters with their sounds, sounds out the same word again and again without holding onto it, or guesses from the first letter and moves on. Reading aloud may be something they quietly avoid, and their spelling can shift within a single page.
In the teen years reading often stays slow and draining, assigned texts pile up unfinished, and spelling stays shaky. Many lean on audio, classmates, or memory to keep up, and the frustration grows because real effort never seems to close the distance from their peers.
Adults may reread a paragraph several times to make it stick, sidestep reading out loud, and feel a quiet dread around written tasks at work. Often it takes their own child’s diagnosis for the pieces to click and for them to recognize their own lifelong reading story.
We begin with about an hour of conversation, where your psychologist maps out how reading and language have developed, from the earliest literacy milestones through the challenges you are facing right now. What surfaces here guides which dyslexia specific measures will give the clearest, most accurate answer.
Your psychologist assembles a testing plan that pairs broad cognitive and executive function measures with focused reading and phonological processing work led by our in house learning disability specialist. Expect roughly 2 to 6 hours of in person testing across one to two days, and questionnaires sent to you and to teachers or others close to the learning environment.
Findings from both the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are drawn together into one detailed report. It covers cognitive strengths and weaknesses, phonological processing, reading fluency and comprehension, and any co occurring conditions such as ADHD or other learning differences that showed up along the way.
Typically two to three weeks later you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis in plain terms and lays out individualized recommendations, including reading intervention approaches, school and workplace accommodations, assistive technology, and the specific next steps that fit your situation.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can reach out and schedule directly for any reason at all, and if you would like us to coordinate with your child’s school or your own provider, we are glad to. That call is always yours to make.
Reading disorders deserve focused, specialized testing. Your psychologist owns the cognitive and executive baseline, the overall clinical picture, and the screening for co occurring conditions, while our in house learning disability specialist carries out the reading-specific measures. Both clinicians sit in on the feedback session, so what you receive is a complete picture rather than a single rushed opinion.
Dyslexia is a specific difference in how the brain processes written language, and it has nothing to do with how smart or motivated someone is. A formal evaluation separates true dyslexia from thin reading instruction or other causes, and it shows precisely where reading is breaking down so the right supports can follow.
Yes. We assess children, teens, and adults alike. Plenty of adults come to us after years of quietly working around reading, often once their own child is diagnosed. We tailor the evaluation to your stage of life and to the places reading matters most, whether that is college, graduate school, or your job.
Yes. The written report spells out concrete findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can act on, including support for an IEP, a 504 plan, extended time, and assistive technology. We keep the language plain so you can put it to use right away.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will walk you through the first steps and answer any questions before you commit. No referral is needed, so you can book directly whenever you are ready.
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