MDP Dyslexia Assessments

Offering an encouraging and personalised approach to assessing your child.

I offer full diagnostic assessments, screenings for dyslexia or assessments for access arrangements.

Full Diagnostic Assessment  Cost: £495 (inclusive)+mileage

The full diagnostic assessment can potentially lead to a formal diagnosis of Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties. The assessment will also screen for signs of dyspraxia, ADHD and Developmental Language Difficulties.  The assessment typically involves a series of tests, questionnaires and evaluations that assess a person’s cognitive abilities, reading and writing skills as well as other language-based skills. Once the assessment is complete, the results are analysed to develop an understanding of the person’s strengths and weaknesses, and where appropriate a diagnosis is made. Regardless of whether or not dyslexia or specific learning difficulties are identified, recommendations for interventions and accommodations to help the individual are made.  When there are signs of other learning difficulties (ADHD, Dyspraxia, Developmental language difficulties) this is documented and where appropriate suggestions for onward referral are made. Full consideration for the provision of examination access arrangements is included. i.e., Extra time, Reader etc. Please note that a full diagnostic assessment encompasses all aspects of the access arrangements assessment which is described separately below.

Screening for Dyslexia, Cost: £275 (inclusive) +mileage

A screening for Dyslexia will start off exactly the same as the full assessment. The difference is that once the tests and questionnaires have been completed you will receive an indication of whether dyslexia is going to be diagnosed or not. At this point you then have the option to pay an additional £225 and receive a full diagnostic report (as you would with the full assessment) or you can instead receive (included in the £275)  a copy of their results together with verbal feedback, over the phone, on their strengths/weaknesses, how to help, and what the next steps might be.

Access Arrangements Assessment. Cost: £225 (inclusive) + millage

An examination access arrangements assessment is a process that determines if a student requires any adjustments or accommodations during an examination due to a specific learning difficulty or disability.

The assessment involves identifying the nature of the student’s learning difficulty or disability and how it impacts their ability to perform in exams. The assessor will consider factors such as the student’s cognitive ability, processing speed, and working memory, as well as other areas of literacy attainment and physical/sensory impairment.

Based on the assessment, the assessor will recommend specific access arrangements that can help the student to overcome the barriers presented by their learning difficulty or disability. Access arrangements might include extra time, using a scribe or a reader, providing assistive technologies, or any other adjustments that support the student to perform at their best.

The purpose of the examination access arrangements assessment is to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in exams, regardless of their learning difficulty or disability