You have watched them try. Maybe your child sounds out the same word three times and still cannot hold onto it, or comes home from school deflated after working harder than anyone realizes. At Core Spring Diagnostics, we provide comprehensive dyslexia testing for children, teens, and adults in the Oconomowoc area. These assessments are designed to understand how individuals process language and develop reading skills. You can reach out directly, with no referral needed.
One licensed psychologist guides your evaluation from the first conversation through the feedback session, and for the reading specific testing an in house learning disability specialist works alongside them, so nothing is handed off and lost between providers. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, and we screen for the conditions that often travel with dyslexia.
Trouble learning letter sounds, mixing up similar looking words, slow and effortful reading, frequent guessing from the first letter, avoiding reading out loud, spelling the same word two different ways on the same page, and a clear gap between how bright they seem and how reading is actually going.
Reading that is still slow and tiring, difficulty getting through assigned texts, weak or inconsistent spelling, avoiding written work, leaning on memory or audio to get by, and growing frustration that effort alone never seems to close the gap with their peers.
Avoiding reading aloud, rereading the same paragraph to absorb it, slow reading at work, anxiety around written tasks, and a lifelong sense that reading should not be this hard. Many adults only seek testing once their own child is diagnosed and they suddenly recognize themselves in it.
Your evaluation begins with a one-hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a detailed history of reading and language development, from early literacy milestones through current challenges. This conversation helps determine which dyslexia-specific assessments will provide the most accurate diagnosis.
Your psychologist coordinates a personalized testing battery that pairs broad cognitive and executive function assessments with targeted reading and phonological processing evaluations conducted by an in-house learning disability specialist. Testing involves 2 to 6 hours of in-person evaluation over one to two days. This combined approach evaluates both underlying cognitive patterns and specific reading skill breakdowns. Questionnaires are also sent to you and to teachers or others closely involved in your learning environment.
All testing data from both the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. This includes cognitive abilities, phonological processing, reading fluency, comprehension, and any co-occurring conditions identified during the evaluation (such as ADHD or other learning differences).
Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and provides individualized recommendations: reading intervention strategies, academic accommodations, assistive technology options, and next steps tailored to your specific needs.
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 happy to. That choice is always yours.
Reading disorders call for specialized testing and focused expertise. The psychologist handles the cognitive and executive function baseline, the clinical picture, and screening for co-occurring conditions, while an in house learning disability specialist conducts the reading specific testing. Both clinicians take part in the feedback session, so you get the most accurate, complete picture rather than a single quick opinion.
Dyslexia is a specific difference in how written language is processed. It is not about intelligence, motivation, or how hard someone tries. A formal evaluation tells true dyslexia apart from gaps in reading instruction or other factors, and it pinpoints exactly where reading is breaking down so the right supports can be put in place.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults. Many adults come to us after a lifetime of working around reading, sometimes after their own child is diagnosed. The evaluation is adapted 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 use to put accommodations in place, including support for an IEP, a 504 plan, extended time, and assistive technology. We write it in plain language so you can actually use it.
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