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. Testing takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete and is divided into two or more sessions.
Although testing is primarily for dyslexia, the evaluation will also indicate a variety of other learning disabilities.
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 CPT 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