Maybe your child comes home from school deflated after working harder than anyone sees, or dreads the moment a teacher asks them to read aloud. Dyslexia Testing in Fitchburg, WI looks past the frustration to find where reading is actually breaking down and what will help. Getting started takes no referral at all.
A single licensed psychologist guides your evaluation from the opening phone call through the feedback session, while an in house learning disability specialist handles the reading specific testing beside them, so no part of the picture slips between providers. Each evaluation is grounded first in cognitive and executive function, then tailored to the reading worries that brought you in. We assess children, teens, and adults, and we screen for the conditions that so often accompany dyslexia.
You might notice a child who avoids reading out loud, guesses at words from the first letter, or comes home discouraged despite real effort. Spelling shifts within a single page, similar words blur together, and their brightness plainly outpaces how reading is going.
Reading is still slow and draining, assigned books feel out of reach, and spelling never firms up. A lot of teens quietly get by on memory and audio while frustration grows, because the effort they pour in never seems to catch them up to their peers.
Written tasks at work stir anxiety, paragraphs need a second or third pass to land, and reading aloud is something to avoid. Many adults have carried a quiet sense that reading simply should not be this hard, often for as long as they can remember.
Your evaluation starts with a one hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a full history of reading and language development, from the earliest literacy milestones to the challenges of right now. What emerges points to the dyslexia specific assessments that will give the most accurate answer.
Your psychologist then designs a personalized battery blending cognitive and executive function measures with focused reading and phonological processing testing run by our in house learning disability specialist. Testing generally spans 2 to 6 hours over one or two days, and questionnaires are sent to you and to teachers or others closely involved in your learning.
The findings from the psychologist and the learning disability specialist come together in one detailed diagnostic report, addressing cognitive ability, phonological processing, reading fluency, comprehension, and any co occurring conditions, such as ADHD or other learning differences, identified during testing.
Roughly two to three weeks later you return for a feedback session where your psychologist explains the diagnosis in clear language and offers individualized recommendations, from reading intervention strategies and academic accommodations to assistive technology and the next steps that fit your circumstances.
No. You will never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Scheduling is open to you directly, for any reason, and if you would like us to coordinate with a school or another provider, we are happy to do so at your request.
Effort and dyslexia are not opposites; in fact, children with dyslexia often work far harder than their reading shows. Trying hard and still falling behind is one of the clearest reasons to evaluate. The assessment separates a genuine processing difference from other explanations and points to what will actually help.
Reading can be slow for all sorts of reasons; dyslexia specifically involves how written language is processed and has nothing to do with intelligence or motivation. A formal evaluation rules out gaps in instruction and other causes and identifies exactly where reading is breaking down so the right supports can follow.
Reading disorders call for specialized, focused measures. Your psychologist manages the cognitive and executive function baseline, the clinical picture, and screening for co occurring conditions, while our in house learning disability specialist carries out the reading specific testing. Both attend feedback, so you receive a complete, accurate picture.
Yes. The written report lays out findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can act on, including an IEP, a 504 plan, extended time, and assistive technology. Because it is written in plain language, the people who need it can use it right away.
Call us at (608) 396 4830 and we will help you find a time. There is no referral to obtain and no hoops to jump through; you can contact us directly and we will guide you from there.
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