Maybe report card comments keep circling reading, or you have a smart kid who suddenly claims to hate a subject they used to love. Dyslexia Testing in Franklin, WI at Core Spring Diagnostics digs into what is really happening with reading and hands you a clear answer plus concrete next steps. You will not need a referral to start.
Your evaluation is led start to finish by one licensed psychologist, with an in house learning disability specialist stepping in for the reading specific testing, so every strand of the picture stays together instead of getting passed between offices. We evaluate children, teens, and adults alike, and every evaluation screens for the conditions that commonly keep dyslexia company.
Signs at this age often include effortful, stop and start reading, guessing a word from its first letter, and spelling one word two ways on the same page. Letter sounds may have been slow to take hold, and the gap between a clearly capable child and their reading level usually tells you the most.
Teens may leave assigned texts unfinished, spell inconsistently, and quietly rely on audiobooks or memory to stay afloat. Written work gets avoided where possible, and there is often a simmering frustration that trying harder than their peers still never seems to close the distance.
You might reread the same lines several times to absorb them, keep reading tasks at arm’s length, or feel a low hum of anxiety around anything written. Many adults finally pursue testing only after a child is diagnosed and they recognize the same lifelong pattern in themselves.
We open with a clinical interview lasting about an hour, in which your psychologist builds out a detailed history of reading and language development, from early milestones through the difficulties you are seeing now. That picture determines which dyslexia specific assessments will lead to the clearest diagnosis.
Next comes a personalized battery that joins broad cognitive and executive function testing with focused reading and phonological evaluation delivered by our in house learning disability specialist. In person testing typically spans 2 to 6 hours over one to two days, and questionnaires go to you and to teachers or others involved in the learning environment.
All findings from the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are integrated into one detailed diagnostic report covering cognitive ability, phonological processing, reading fluency, and comprehension, plus any co occurring conditions the evaluation identified, such as ADHD or another learning difference.
Generally two to three weeks after testing you come back for a feedback session, where your psychologist explains the diagnosis clearly and lays out individualized recommendations: reading intervention strategies, academic accommodations, and assistive technology options fitted to your circumstances.
No. At Core Spring Diagnostics a referral is never a prerequisite, so you can book directly, for any concern at all. If you would find it helpful for us to coordinate with your child’s school or with your own provider, we will gladly do so, but that choice always rests with you.
Reading disorders warrant specialized, well honed testing. The psychologist handles the cognitive and executive baseline, the full clinical picture, and the screening for other conditions, while the in house learning disability specialist conducts the reading specific work. Both take part in the feedback session, so what you receive is a complete assessment rather than one fast opinion
A slow reader can be slow for many reasons; dyslexia specifically involves how written language is processed and says nothing about intelligence or effort. A formal evaluation tells genuine dyslexia apart from shortfalls in instruction or other causes, and it identifies exactly where reading is breaking down so the appropriate supports can be introduced.
Yes. We evaluate adults every bit as thoroughly as children and teens. A good number come to us after years of quiet compensation, often once their own child has been diagnosed. The evaluation flexes to your stage of life and to the places reading matters most, from college to your professional life.
Yes. The written report sets out clear findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can use to arrange accommodations, including support for an IEP, a 504 plan, extended time, and assistive technology. It is written plainly so it is ready to use straight away.
Call (414) 387-2100 and we will talk through what you are noticing and find a starting point that suits you. No referral and no preliminary steps stand in the way; one conversation gets the process moving.
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