I would like my daughter to have a fully comprehensive assessment for dyslexia. Can you tell me how I go about this? Once I find an appropriate comprehensive test, does the testing body provide their own professional to administer it? Or do I find a professional who uses their recommended test?

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I have a son that I think may have dyslexia. On your "Clues to Dyslexia" page, there were multiple boxes that I checked as things that my son struggles with. We sent him to a reading tutor when he was younger; but with the 4th-grade work getting harder and more complex, we're noticing him struggling a lot more. He starts next week with an online tutor, but I think he needs an official diagnosis for school.

Our son is struggling mentally and emotionally at school this year. He no longer likes school. Homework is miserable for all of us. We would like to support him as much as we can while awaiting testing, so we are considering starting OG tutoring while we wait. However, after reading another question’s answer in which you state that tutoring can affect a child’s CTOPP score, thus making the diagnosis a bit less clear, I am wondering if we should wait on the tutoring.

My daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in third grade. She was originally diagnosed by the school psychologist and then 6 months later by a private physician. She attends a private school and is in 8th grade. I'm just finding out she needs to be reevaluated every 3 years and I'm trying to get this done before she tests for high school to get her extended time testing on high school placement. Is every three-year evaluation for dyslexia common? Will there be a chance she no longer tests positive for dyslexia?

I was trying to help a mother who wanted her teenage daughter tested for dyslexia. The mother was told that the school does not do the testing, and they are unable to pay for testing out-of-pocket. Do you have any guidance to a place that will do this testing for a minimal cost?

I am a teacher and have an M.Ed. in reading and am IMSE OG trained. I am really interested in providing evaluations for dyslexia but find it a gray area when researching who is qualified to evaluate and diagnose. I'm seeing M.Ed and PhD diagnosing, and even some people offering evaluations that do not have these degrees. I want to make sure I am qualified to do so before I purchase materials and dig into more research. It pains me to hear that families are on waiting lists for a year.

The school team planned to do the WJ (w/ the cognitive section) and the Feifer again to compare from his baseline assessment. I didn’t see the Feifer mentioned in your recommended tests, so I wondered if there is a better choice.