CHRISTIAN COUNTY ASSOCIATION
For Specific Perceptual Motor Disability, Inc.

                                  "DYSLEXIA"                                 

3000 Canton, Suite 4 D, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone/Fax Number:(270)885-5804

 

Screening Information

We receive numerous calls from parents and others wanting to know if their child is dyslexic. Some parents choose to have their child screened through the Association. The following is an outline of the screening that can be expected. These tests are designed to identify individuals who are at risk for learning disabilities, dyslexia and/or attention deficit disorder and who may benefit from an alphabetic-phonetic-structured-linguistic reading program. Persons who have had psycho-educational evaluations should confer with the Program Director, bringing a copy of these evaluations, as these persons may have already had sufficient testing for educational decisions. This educational screening does not provide a full diagnosis. The Program Director can suggest someone who specializes in dyslexia and/or ADHD who does full evaluations.

  1. Intelligence and language development:  the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. The examiner will say one word while the individual being tested is shown a page which has four pictures on it.  The individual must point to the picture which matches the spoken word.  The individual’s scores are compared to others of the same age group.
  1. Reading:  Gray Oral Reading Test is a series of brief paragraphs or stories which the student reads aloud.  The difficulty level gradually increases until a predetermined number of errors are made.  The oral reading is usually timed and scores are obtained in speed, accuracy, and comprehension. As with all standardized tests, the scoring mechanism follows the norming criteria offered through the developer of this test.  An untimed version is sometimes given and it reflects what the individual can do without time restraints.

    Woodcock Word Identification Test, Reading Subtest, measures letter recognition and word recognition skills.  The individual reads aloud the letters and words until a failure or frustration level.  The grade level which is obtained is based on national norms.

    Wide Range Achievement Test-III, Reading Subtest, measures letter and word recognition skills.  These words are progressively difficult to read.  Scores may range from preschool to post high school.

    From the Gates-McGinitie Reading Test, three subtests are given to assess the student’s ability to verbally identify the capital and small letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

    On the Woodcock, the word attack, incomplete words and sound blending subtests are used.  The Word Attack subtest requires the student to attempt to pronounce “nonsense” words to see if he/she can apply phonetic skills.  For example, the student might be asked to pronounce “jopmoaz.”  There is a great relationship between success in reading and the ability to recognize or sound out common language patterns.

    Individuals may also be given the math portion of two of the above tests.
  1. Perceptual Testing:  The Wepman Auditory Discrimination Test, Bender-Gestalt Test, specific subtest of the Lindamood Auditory Conceptual Test, and theRapid Automatized Naming are often used to assess processing areas.  Students receive ratings based upon comparisons to other students their age.

    Students are also administered the Johnson Handwriting Test to measure copying skills, organization, letter formation, visual tracking, and fine motor skills.
  1. Adaptive Behavior/ Attention Deficit Disorder and Medical/ Educational History:  Two evaluation instruments are completed by the parent or guardian of the student to measure attention impulsivity, hyperactivity, general education history, medical background, behavior and familial history.  National norms are used on the Attention Deficit Disorder scale with the student being compared to others within his/her age range.
Procedure

In order for us to process your request for an evaluation, we offer the following guidelines and suggestions:
  1. Call to schedule an appointment.

  2. Medication: If your child is presently taking medication, he or she should continue taking their prescription.

  3. Send in your deposit fee or the full amount with Screening form.

  4. A feedback session will be provided to the families following the evaluations on the same day as the testing.

  5. Parents should bring or send copies of all school records, test results and other pertinent records with them for review.

  6. One parent must plan on attending as they will have paperwork to complete while the child is being tested. The legal guardian or parent of the student must sign the permission forms for us to perform the evaluations.

  7. Written reports will be sent to the parents. The Educational Screening report will be fairly brief and only list test scores and recommendations.

  8. It should be understood that the testing will be handled by Shedd Academy staff and that the results are not to be used for exclusion or inclusion in any public/private school.

  9. You will be notified if your child qualifies for enrollment in an APSL program.

  10. All test forms are the property of the Shedd Academy and cannot be released or duplicated.

 

Download a Screening Application

 

For more information, please feel free to contact us.

3000 Canton, Suite 4D, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone (270) 885-5804    Office Hours by Appointment