Testing Overview
The minimum age requirement for testing is five (5) years or older. There is no maximum age limitation.
The full cognitive, processing, language, and achievement battery takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete. We recommend dividing testing over two or more sessions for young clients and clients who have attention disorders.
Although testing is primarily for dyslexia, the evaluation will also indicate a variety of other learning disabilities.
Approximately 10-15 days after testing is complete, clients (or parents) return to the Diagnostic Center for a follow-up conference. At the 1-2 hour conference, clients receive a full 10-15 page interpretive report and strategic recommendations for addressing reported areas of weakness. For clients whose results indicate a specific or general learning disability, the diagnostician will also provide recommended strategies, classroom accommodations, and intervention information relative to the evaluation results.
Testing Components
Evaluations are complete and individual.
Areas of assessment include:
- Intellectual ability
- Auditory processing
- Visual processing
- Attention
- Phonological processing
- Basic reading skills
- Reading fluency
- Reading comprehension
- Spelling
- Written expression
- Math calculation
- Applied problems
Testing Fee
The fee for testing is $1,200.00 and includes the interpretive report and follow-up conference.
We do not bill third party; however, clients may submit our diagnostic evaluation receipt for reimbursement or to insurance providers who cover psycho-educational testing. The insurance CTP code for our evaluation services is currently 96101.
For More Information
The Diagnostic
Center for Dyslexia & Related Disorders
5236 Tennyson Parkway, Building 4, Suite 108
Plano, Texas 75024
Phone: 214-SMU-READ (768-7323)
Fax: 972-473-3442
eMail: reading@smu.edu