Bedtime reading has turned into a standoff, and you watch your child sound out a word, lose it, and start over while their frustration builds. If reading is harder than everything else they do, our Dyslexia Testing in Fox Point, WI looks closely at why. No referral is needed to get started.
From your first conversation through the feedback session, one licensed psychologist stays with your case, and for the reading specific portion an in house learning disability specialist tests alongside them. Every evaluation opens with a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then narrows to the exact reading concern that brought you in. We work with children, teens, and adults, and we screen for the conditions that so often accompany dyslexia rather than treating it in isolation.
You might notice letter sounds that never quite stick, similar looking words getting swapped, or the same word spelled two ways on one page. Reading out loud gets avoided, guessing from the first letter is constant, and there is a visible gap between how sharp your child is and how reading is going.
Reading may still feel slow and draining, long assignments pile up unfinished, and spelling stays shaky no matter how much they study. Many lean on audio or memory to keep up and quietly grow frustrated that effort alone never closes the distance with classmates who seem to read effortlessly.
You might reread a paragraph several times to make it land, dread reading aloud, or move through work documents slower than feels fair. That lifelong sense that reading should not be this hard is real, and plenty of adults finally book testing only after seeing themselves in a child’s recent diagnosis.
We begin with roughly an hour of conversation in which your psychologist traces reading and language development from the earliest literacy milestones to the difficulties you are seeing today. What comes out of that history shapes which dyslexia specific measures will give the clearest, most accurate answer.
Your psychologist assembles a personalized battery that pairs broad cognitive and executive function measures with focused reading and phonological processing testing run by our in house learning disability specialist. Plan on 2 to 6 hours in person spread over one to two days. Questionnaires also go to you and to teachers or others close to the learning setting.
Findings from both the psychologist and the learning disability specialist come together in one detailed diagnostic report. It covers cognitive abilities, phonological processing, reading fluency and comprehension, and any co occurring conditions surfaced along the way, such as ADHD or another learning difference.
About two to three weeks later you return for a feedback session where your psychologist explains the diagnosis in plain terms and lays out individualized next steps: reading intervention strategies, academic accommodations, assistive technology, and practical supports built around your situation.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can schedule directly for any reason, and if you want us to coordinate with your child’s school or another provider, we will gladly do that. The decision always stays with you.
Reading disorders reward focused, specialized testing. The psychologist handles the cognitive and executive baseline, the overall clinical picture, and screening for co occurring conditions, while our in house learning disability specialist runs the reading specific measures. Both take part in the feedback session, so you leave with a complete picture rather than a single hurried opinion.
Dyslexia is a specific difference in how the brain processes written language, and it has nothing to do with intelligence or effort. A formal evaluation separates true dyslexia from a gap in reading instruction or other causes, and it shows exactly where reading is breaking down so the right supports can follow.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults alike. Many adults reach out after years of quietly working around reading, sometimes right after a child’s diagnosis. We adapt the evaluation to your stage of life and to the places reading matters most for you, from college to your career.
Yes. The written report documents clear 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 the report is actually usable.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will talk through your concerns and find a time that works. No referral is needed, and we are happy to answer any questions about the process before you commit.
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