I am inquiring as to when and how to schedule an evaluation for my daughter. Her teacher said the public schools would not evaluate her because she is passing (she is at a private school). She is in 1st grade (going into 2nd) and has been receiving extra tutoring for reading this year along with us working with her. At what point (age or specific criteria) do you schedule evaluations? It was recommended that I wait until later by her doctor. They thought children should be older.

I am trying to assist a family by compiling a list of reading apps for their third grade child with a Specific Learning Disability. The parents have looked at a few apps, but are struggling to find any that are both skill and age appropriate. The child views the apps at her skill level as “babyish” and struggles to engage in them.

My son is 6 years old (in first grade). We noticed a problem with his learning and behavior last year, but it took us a while to realize it went beyond "boys will be boys" and "boys learn slower" etc. I took him to a neurologist because of his inability to focus on anything and he was diagnosed with ADHD. They also wanted to run a series of cognitive tests which I turned down, because we have had enough testing for awhile. He was simultaneously being tested in school for various things. Should I go through with the testing from the neurologist? Is there any additional benefits to have him officially labeled with dyslexia from a doctor as opposed to having him labeled with a disability from the DOE?

I am somewhat shocked at how little information is available for researching dyslexia for schools in the United States. My biggest problem is trying to find those schools that might have some kind of access to financial aid programs. If you know of a site that might have some kind of "outline" that broaches this subject and might help me bring my search closer together, I would be extremely grateful.

I have a 10 year old son who I believe needs evaluation. He is a hard working student, and has struggled with first speech and then reading. He has always been at the low end of the spectrum for reading. He has had reading intervention and tutoring. He is currently being evaluated in school for auditory processing, but I think and I think he needs evaluation for dyslexia as well. Any suggestions for me as to how to expedite this and where I could go?

I am a pediatric PA. I have a 7 year old patient who was diagnosed with a visual perception disorder by the OT at school. Neuropsychological testing resulted in a diagnosis of learning disorder NOS with a high risk for development of dyslexia. At a recent visit with me, she wrote out the numbers from 1 to 20 and she consistently wrote the numbers 7 and 9 backwards. Her parents would like to know just how dyslexic she is. Is there a test to quantify the severity? They are in the process of setting up an IEP for her. Is there anything else that be helpful? As with most things, cost is an issue.

My daughter is in 1st grade and is dyslexic. She cannot read very many words at all. We are getting her an IEP and her teacher is excellent. Her teacher is having a hard time getting her to read sentences so she can test for reading comprehension. Do you have any advice on testing for Dyslexia?

Do you know where one may find an online class that teaches how to diagnose dyslexia? I am a tutor and would like to expand my skills.

I want to get my daughter tested for dyslexia. I just need names and numbers of who to go to! Her school has not been able to help. She is now in 3rd grade and I have been asking for help since she was in kindergarten. Her pediatrician says to ask the school and the school says to ask her pediatrician. Thank you for your time and help.

My son is six years old and has nearly every item on your identification checklist. He significantly struggled through preschool and kindergarten with the schools identifying a reading problem. He received the additional intensive reading assistance through school last year but so far it has not helped much at all. Do you have recommendations on next steps for finding the needed professionals? Does U-M provide evaluations or treatment services? Also, he has had his vision tested three times since birth to six years, each time with no identified issues.