| When you are not sure about a condition, it can be | | | | find potentially dyslexics. From that point, a |
| very frustrating. Especially if this is your child, then | | | | comprehensive test measures the extent of the |
| you can be scared, or depressed when your child | | | | symptoms and possible causes. |
| acts in a way that you can't understand. If your child | | | | Your educational psychologist will use various |
| has the appearance of difficulty learning, they may | | | | statistical techniques to measure dyslexic symptoms. |
| have dyslexia. | | | | This is important because the statistics allow the |
| Dyslexia can be diagnosed in a number of different | | | | psychologist to quantify and measure the severity of |
| ways. If symptoms of dyslexia are present tests of | | | | the dyslexia symptoms. Comprehensive tests will |
| common symptoms are conducted. Once those tests | | | | include reading, spelling, visual test, reversal tests, and |
| are done, if warranted, a more rigorous set of tests | | | | sequencing. |
| is applied. | | | | Comprehensive dyslexia tests are either done in |
| If any primary symptoms of dyslexia are observed it | | | | person or long distance. As it sounds, in person |
| is important to test the child at the onset of | | | | testing is much better because the tester can see |
| symptoms. The earlier a diagnosis is made the better. | | | | and observe the child. With long distance tesing, the |
| An early diagnosis can save a student years of | | | | child is never met in person. |
| frustration and learning problems. Testing of dyslexia | | | | Situational questionnaires and objective questions |
| is performed by educational psychologists. | | | | make up the majority of a comprehensive distance |
| One step that you should take before consulting an | | | | evaluation. Once the questions are returned to the |
| educational psychologist is to have your child | | | | psychologists the answers are evaluated, symptoms |
| evaluated by your physician to rule out any medical | | | | are quantified and a detailed report is returned to the |
| illness causing dyslexia symptoms. Sometimes illness | | | | student and parents. |
| can present itself in a misleading way. | | | | Remember, while there is no real cure for dyslexia, if |
| The two types of tests for diagnosing dyslexia are | | | | caught early, there are teaching and learning methods |
| screening tests and comprehensive tests. A screening | | | | that can be implemented right away to help the child |
| test, like it sounds, is used on a group of student to | | | | compensate for the learning disability. |