Dyslexia Assessments

Why assess?

Assessment can be a very positive experience for learners who are struggling but don’t know why.

For children with SpLDs, early intervention is key. A diagnostic assessment will provide a full picture of the cognitive strengths and weaknesses which may be affecting their development of reading, writing, spelling and numeracy skills.

Once identified, the in-depth report provides personalised recommendations which can be put into place both at school and home to help support learning.

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First
steps

Before assessment, parents are sent a family questionnaire and a school questionnaire to pass onto your child’s class teacher or SENCo. Parents are asked to provide as much information as possible because background history is an important part of the diagnostic process. Once the questionnaires have been returned, a deposit secures the assessment date. Children need to have had an eye test within the last 2 years and will need to bring anything they usually use at school such as reading glasses or coloured overlays to the assessment. The cost of a full diagnostic assessment is £625.
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What happens on the Day?

On the day, an assessment usually takes about 3 hours including breaks. Your child will be given a wide variety of short, interesting tasks to complete which look at:

  • Underlying Ability – verbal and visual ability
  • Cognitive Profile – memory, phonological awareness and speed of processing 
  • Attainment – reading, writing, spelling and maths, if requested

Even though it sounds like a long session, most children seem to quite enjoy the assessment process!

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What happens Next?

After the assessment, I can answer questions and briefly outline initial thoughts, but will need time to analyse the quantitative and qualitative information in order to give a diagnosis.

The full report, including a diagnosis when appropriate, will be emailed within 3 weeks as a password protected PDF.

The report contains a 2-3 page summary of findings, in-depth analysis of each area of testing, recommendations for support at school, home and specialist tuition plus guidance on exam access arrangements if appropriate.

If parents would like to ask further questions after receiving the report, I am always happy to arrange a call to discuss.

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What Do Parents Say?


"Your assessment has given us a deeper understanding of our child, the challenges she has silently faced and a clear path forward to helping her. Thank you, we have really appreciated your guidance. And on top of it all, our daughter really enjoyed the assessment." Parents of C

"Very professional and friendly. Made my son feel very comfortable and relaxed. Great experience." Dad of G
"You assessed our son back in 2023. That was a very useful and important step for us, since then B has been getting additional support at school and with an extra teacher, he is making great progress and enjoying school." Dad of B
" I just wanted to thank you for such a thorough and considered report. It has been really useful to look through your recommendations." Mum of A
"We thought Jenny was phenomenal. Totally worth the investment. This is going to set M up for a lifetime of success." Mum of M
"Thanks so much for helping A, I've seen a massive change in her, she has a lot more confidence." Mum of A
"Thanks again for sending the report through so quickly. The report really is excellent…my mum (a former SENCo) also keeps commenting on how brilliant and thorough it is." Mum of H
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for such a thorough assessment and all the time and hard work you have put in. Your findings have really helped to understand and explain some of the things we have been 'battling' with over the last few years and provide clarity on what's going on." Mum of R
"We are so glad we found Jenny who obtained a diagnosis of dyslexia for our son enabling us to better understand and secure learning support needed for sixth form and university. She is calm and approachable and quickly built a rapport with J encouraging honest responses and a detailed report of his difficulties. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Jenny and her services." Mum of J
"Jenny was immediately warm and reassuring to our son on his assessment day, enabling him to settle with ease and concentrate on the task ahead. He emerged contented that he had performed to his best ability, and the subsequent report into her findings was detailed and insightful, allowing us a valuable depth of understanding into his confirmed dyslexia and provided a platform for future support both at home and at school." Mum of R