Maybe the disconnect is what worries you most: a curious, capable kid who lights up in conversation but freezes over a page of text. When ability and reading no longer match, it deserves a real look. Dyslexia Testing in Waunakee, WI pinpoints what is behind the gap, and there is no referral required to get started.
Testing here begins from a foundation of cognitive and executive function, then narrows to the reading concern that brought you in. The same licensed psychologist carries your case through every stage, and because reading calls for its own expertise, an in house learning disability specialist administers the reading measures side by side with them. Children, teens, and adults are all welcome, and each evaluation screens for the difficulties that frequently sit alongside dyslexia.
They can explain a story they heard but stumble reading it themselves. Letters and their sounds are slow to lock in, similar words get swapped, and reading aloud invites obvious dread. The telling clue is the distance between how sharp they seem and how reading is actually unfolding.
Homework that involves heavy reading drags on well past what classmates need, and spelling never quite settles. They may quietly rely on summaries, audiobooks, or memory, and each round of effort that does not move the grade chips away at their confidence.
They reread to make information stick, keep reading aloud off the table, and move through written work at the office more slowly than they let on. For many, the penny drops when a child’s diagnosis mirrors a school experience they never had a name for.
Your first hour is a guided conversation about how reading and language have developed, from the earliest milestones to today's sticking points. What we learn here shapes which dyslexia specific tools will produce the most accurate diagnosis.
From there your psychologist builds a tailored battery that combines wide ranging cognitive and executive testing with reading and phonological work delivered by an in house learning disability specialist. Plan on about 2 to 6 hours in person over one to two days, and expect questionnaires for you and for teachers or others involved in the learning.
The data from both clinicians comes together in a single, detailed report spanning cognitive ability, phonological processing, reading fluency, comprehension, and any co occurring conditions surfaced during testing, so the full story lives in one document.
About two to three weeks on, you come back for feedback. We walk the results through in everyday language and set out specific next moves, from reading intervention and academic accommodations to assistive technology suited to the student in front of us.
No, none at all. Core Spring Diagnostics welcomes you directly, for any concern, with no gatekeeping. Should you want us to work with a school or another provider on your behalf, we will gladly do so, but that call is entirely yours to make.
Because reading difficulties deserve dedicated tools and a trained eye. The psychologist covers the cognitive and executive baseline, the overall clinical picture, and screening for related conditions, while the in house learning disability specialist handles the reading specific portion. You hear from both at feedback, which makes the conclusions far more complete.
Slow reading can have many causes; dyslexia is a particular difference in how written language is decoded, unrelated to intelligence or effort. A proper evaluation distinguishes it from thin reading instruction or other issues and maps the exact breakdown so support can be aimed correctly.
Both. Our evaluations serve children, teens, and adults alike, and plenty of adults arrive after a lifetime of workarounds, often once a child of theirs is diagnosed. We shape the testing around your life stage and the settings where reading counts most for you.
Yes. The report spells out findings and recommendations that schools, universities, and employers can implement, covering an IEP, a 504 plan, extended time, and assistive technology, and it is written to be understood and used, not filed away.
Reach our Madison office at (608) 396 4830 to talk over your concerns and schedule the initial consultation. No referral stands between you and that first appointment.
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