Maybe your child memorizes a page so no one asks them to read it aloud, or comes home flat after a day that took more out of them than anyone at school realized. A Dyslexia Evaluation in Brookfield moves you from worry and guessing to a clear, professional answer about how reading actually works, for your child or for you. No referral is ever needed to get started.
One licensed psychologist stays with your evaluation from the first phone conversation all the way through the feedback session, and for the reading specific portion an in house learning disability specialist tests right alongside them, so no piece of the picture gets handed off and lost. We begin every evaluation with a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then tailor the rest to the reading concern that brought you in. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, and because dyslexia rarely arrives by itself, we screen for the conditions that often come with it.
Maybe your child struggles to lock in letter sounds, mixes up words that look alike, and reads slowly while guessing from the first letter. You might notice them spelling the same word two ways on one page, avoiding reading aloud, and showing a real gap between how bright they are and how reading is actually going.
For a teen, reading may still feel slow and draining long after peers have moved on. You might see assigned texts left unfinished, spelling that stays shaky, written work quietly avoided, and heavy reliance on memory or audio to keep up, all shadowed by frustration that effort never closes the gap.
As an adult you may dodge reading aloud, reread the same paragraph to make it stick, and move slowly through reading at work while quiet anxiety builds. Many adults in Brookfield only pursue testing after their own child is diagnosed and they suddenly see themselves in the description.
Your evaluation opens with an hour long clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a detailed history of reading and language development, from early literacy milestones to the challenges you are facing now. That conversation shapes which dyslexia specific measures will give the clearest, most accurate picture.
Your psychologist builds a personalized testing battery that pairs broad cognitive and executive function measures with focused reading and phonological processing testing carried out by an in house learning disability specialist. Testing typically runs 2 to 6 hours across one to two days, and questionnaires go out to you and to teachers or others close to the learning environment. Together this looks at both the underlying patterns and the specific points where reading breaks down.
Findings from the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are compiled into one detailed diagnostic report covering cognitive abilities, phonological processing, reading fluency, comprehension, and any co occurring conditions surfaced along the way, such as ADHD or other learning differences.
Typically two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session where your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis in plain language. You leave with individualized recommendations: reading intervention strategies, academic accommodations, assistive technology options, and concrete next steps built around your situation.
No. You never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can schedule directly, for any reason, and if you would like us to coordinate with your child’s school or your own provider, we are glad to. That decision always stays with you.
Reading disorders call for focused, specialized testing. Your psychologist handles the cognitive and executive function baseline, the broader clinical picture, and screening for co occurring conditions, while an in house learning disability specialist conducts the reading specific testing. Both clinicians join the feedback session, so you receive a complete, accurate picture instead of a single quick opinion.
Dyslexia is a specific difference in how written language is processed, not a matter of intelligence, motivation, or effort. A formal evaluation separates true dyslexia from gaps in reading instruction or other causes and shows exactly where reading is breaking down, so the right supports can be put in place.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults. Plenty of adults reach out after years of quietly working around reading, sometimes right after their own child is diagnosed. We adapt the evaluation to your stage of life and to the settings where reading matters most, whether that is college, graduate school, or your career.
Yes. The written report documents specific 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 write it in plain language so it is genuinely usable.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will talk through your concerns and find a time that fits. There is no referral to chase and no gatekeeping; you can reach out directly and we will take it from there.
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