shinyhappypeople Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I finally found a place to have an evaluation done that I can afford! It's affiliated with a university so doctoral student will be doing the evaluation. I went in for a screening appointment (just me, no DD) and explained what I was worried about and answered a ton of questions about DD. The person I spoke with is not the one who will do the testing. She mentioned the testing could take anywhere from 3 hours to ... geez, I can't remember... 8 or so, I think? spread over the course of a few days and they'll probably do the WASI and a WRAT test, plus other tests. There's no way possible that the WASI and WRAT will take that long, so what other kinds of tests might they do? I'm worried that they won't do a thorough job, won't be able to figure out what's going on with DD and I'll still be floundering, not sure what to do. Are there specific tests they do to diagnose dyslexia and dysgraphia? What should I expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Can you call and ask for a list of the specific tests they will administer and what they are actually testing for in general? Also, is it possible to ask what experience the actual tester has with dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 You want them to do some sort of phonological testing like a C-TOPP. There are a bunch of different tests they could run depending on what they find on the WASI and WRAT. This is a good list of tests: http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/learn-about-dyslexia/diagnosing-dyslexia/tests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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