Learning Disability Therapy Testing

Testing

What is it? What does it show? How do we gauge results from the informal testing?

At Suprex Learning, we believe the best way to help a student excel is by first evaluating which specific cognitive areas to target improvement in. Just as every learning disability is unique, we understand each student thinks, reacts, and learns in an individual way. Although some learning disabilities may share common characteristics, each one ultimately varies greatly from another. Therefore, to offer the most personalized assistance to a student, we offer two methods of testing: informal and formal. Testing magnifies the areas and skills that the student requires attention in, as well as existing strengths that should be built on.  With these results, the therapist and parents can collaborate on a plan of action and proceed with the appropriate educational intervention.

Formal Testing

A licensed diagnostician or psychologist can provide a comprehensive evaluation of your students’ learning disabilities via a Woodcock Johnson III and/or WISC-IV test. The WISC-IV measures verbal reasoning, verbal expression, associative thinking, language development, long-term memory, and more. The Woodcock Johnson III test measures achievement in the following: letter word identification, reading fluency, story recall, understanding directions, calculations, math fluency, spelling, writing fluency, reading vocabulary, and more.

Dependent upon the test, the diagnostician will offer an appropriate measure of assessment that may not be listed above.
1. Dyslexia Testing
2. ADHD Testing
3. Psychoeducational Testing
4. IQ Testing
5. GT Testing
6. Accommodations Testing for Standardized Testing
7. Dyscalculia Testing

To enroll in one of these testing areas, please click the link below:
https://www.suprexlearning.com/learning-disability-offical-test-check-out/

Informal Testing

NILD Informal Testing assesses strengths and deficits in perceptual and cognitive processing as well as current academic skills. It measures spatial perception, visual perception, auditory perception, visual-motor integration, directionality, writing skills, vocabulary, letter formation, number formation, and more.  During Informal Testing, a student will perform an auditory exercise in which the therapist will dictate sentences to the student. The student will repeat them one at a time, and then write down each sentence by memory. Next, the student will be asked to record a series of numbers and alphabet letters. This is followed by a brief writing sample. Finally, the student will be asked to draw 2 figures which will indicate visual and spatial skills and how the student approaches tasks. The rate at which a student works is notated in the last exercise. Results from informal testing are quick, efficient, and informative. A benefit of conducting an informal test is that the student is observed in a natural yet structured way; the therapist is able to see the student in action through holistic activities similar to those in a school classroom. By the end of an informal test, the therapist has gained an indication of the student’s oral language and literacy skills, can see how the student reacts in response to various academic tasks, and is able to discuss and provide a plan of action with the parent.

Psychologists & Diagnosticians: Learning Disability Testing for Children

Suprex Learning now provides diagnostic services for various learning disabilities and barriers along with accommodations testing. We can administer testing in one of our centers nationally, in local schools, or in local libraries. 

Please call us at 832-900-9660 to schedule learning disability testing for your child or yourself.