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Testing for Dyslexia in Austin, Texas - dyslexia evaluations - dyslexia assessments.
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| Can the school do an evaluation for dyslexia?
Yes. Federal and state laws require school districts and charter schools to assess early reading skills of all students in kindergarten, first, and second grades in order to identify students who are at risk for dyslexia or other reading difficulties. If a student is identified as being at-risk, parents must be notified, and an intensive reading program that appropriately addresses the student’s reading difficulties must be implemented. Ongoing progress monitoring and data analysis are required as well to adjust teaching and intervention strategies. Students who continue to exhibit reading difficulties should be assessed further by individuals who have training in the evaluation of students for dyslexia and related disorders. Unfortunately, the breadth and quality of dyslexia evaluations varies greatly between school districts and even within different schools in a single school district. In some schools, well-trained and well-qualified individuals complete dyslexia evaluations, while in other schools someone with little or no training completes the evaluations. The ApaCenter provides comprehensive evaluations for dyslexia by Licensed Psychologists who are also Licensed Specialists in School Psychology. Our evaluations include tests to help determine the cause of any reading problem, and we recommend specific interventions to address any difficulties. Parents may then use these results to ensure that their child’s specific needs are being met, whether this is through school-based instruction or private intervention. We encourage you to check with your school to determine the training of the individual who completes the dyslexia evaluation, as well as the components included in the evaluation. If you obtain a school-based evaluation and would like the ApaCenter to review the results to determine whether additional testing would be helpful, please contact us and we will arrange for a consultation with you. For additional information regarding evaluation of dyslexia, see The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2007, published by the Texas Education Agency.
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