Dyslexia isn't limiting.
It's a difference.
With the right support, children with dyslexia don't just survive.
They thrive.
What to Watch for in Your Child
Understanding and Choosing an Evaluation for Your Child
You already know your child. Long before any test score exists, you've felt something isn't quite lining up — and that instinct is real, not something to second-guess. An evaluation doesn't replace what you know. It's a tool to bring language and clarity to it.
Dyslexia Screener? Dyslexia Evaluation? Dyslexia Diagnosis? - What do they all mean?
This section was created to walk you through that process in order: first understanding the difference between a Dyslexia Screener, Evaluation, and Diagnosis can (and can't) tell you, then get clear on what you're actually hoping to gain, then providing you with the right questions, and finally — a directory of local providers to start you and your child on the path to sustainable literacy support.
A Gentle Note Before You Begin
Not every evaluation ends in a formal diagnosis — and that doesn't mean the evaluation failed, or that your concerns weren't valid. It means the outcome depends on the type of evaluation chosen, the questions asked, and how the results will be used.
Some evaluations are built to:
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Identify areas of strength and need
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Clarify learning patterns
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Guide instruction or intervention
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Offer reassurance and next steps
Others are built specifically to determine whether your child meets criteria for a formal diagnosis or accommodations. Neither is more "successful" than the other — they're just answering different questions.
So before you choose, get clear on:
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Why you're pursuing an evaluation
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What a specific evaluation can (and can't) tell you
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Which evaluation and examiner actually aligns with what you need
There's no single right path here — only the one that best supports your child and your family.
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Literacy Statistics
of Arkansas 4th graders score BELOW BASIC in reading. The highest percentage since 2002.
children has dyslexia. That is at least FIVE kids in every classroom of 25, and most won't be identified for years.
misconception about dyslexia is that it means - seeing letters backwards. The truth is dyslexia is a difference in how the brain processes language. Not low intelligence. Not laziness. Not effort.
40%
1 in 5
#1
of incarcerated adults read below a 4th grade level. Reading is a public safety issue.
70%
