Spoken and written language combine with multiple cognitive systems to form our greatest cultural invention: READING.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Education estimates 60% of students are below grade-level in their literacy skills, and for up to 1 in 5 bright young learners, aspects of language, reading, and writing bottle neck their success and confidence. Whether you suspect your child may have a reading disorder, dyslexia, specific-language impairment, or a language-based learning disability, we're here to help.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Education estimates 60% of students are below grade-level in their literacy skills, and for up to 1 in 5 bright young learners, aspects of language, reading, and writing bottle neck their success and confidence. Whether you suspect your child may have a reading disorder, dyslexia, specific-language impairment, or a language-based learning disability, we're here to help.
Evaluations begin with an approximately 3 hour session of standardized and informal tests where a certified speech and language pathologist with a literacy specialization will learn more about your child.
To get a complete picture, we'll evaluate the following research-backed reading "hidden influencers":
We'll also evaluate the following outcome measures:
Additional add-on areas include:
We'll identify the problem, then write up a report. We'll meet again to discuss recommendations and form an action plan.
This evaluation can diagnose: dyslexia, developmental-language disorder, language-processing difficulties, speech sound disorder, executive dysfunction. We cannot diagnose ADHD, general IQ, or math-related concerns.
To get a complete picture, we'll evaluate the following research-backed reading "hidden influencers":
- pre-literacy skills
- letter naming and knowledge
- phonological awareness
- morphological awareness
- rapid naming
- oral language skills
We'll also evaluate the following outcome measures:
- phonics (knowledge of mapping sounds to letters)
- decoding (sounding out words)
- encoding (spelling production)
- word attack
- fluency
- listening comprehension
- reading comprehension
- narrative discourse
Additional add-on areas include:
- Writing
- Speech sound production
We'll identify the problem, then write up a report. We'll meet again to discuss recommendations and form an action plan.
This evaluation can diagnose: dyslexia, developmental-language disorder, language-processing difficulties, speech sound disorder, executive dysfunction. We cannot diagnose ADHD, general IQ, or math-related concerns.
PERSONALIZED
No cookie cutter evaluations, and no cookie cutter recommendations.
Our goal is to discover how your child is learning and reading, including both their strengths and weaknesses.
Our goal is to discover how your child is learning and reading, including both their strengths and weaknesses.
IN PERSON OR ONLINE
Testing for many children can be stressful. Visit us at our office in Longmont, CO or via an online appointment. This gives your child a low-stress environment, and lets us offer lower cost evaluations than many of our competitors.
Meg is state licensed in both Colorado and Washington.
Meg is state licensed in both Colorado and Washington.
1446 Hover Street, Suite 205
Longmont, Colorado 80501
Longmont, Colorado 80501
