Diagnostic Dyslexia Assessment
✔️ A calm, child-centred assessment exploring your child’s strengths and challenges
✔️ A detailed look at reading, spelling, writing and learning skills
✔️ A clear explanation of whether your child shows a profile consistent with dyslexia
✔️ Practical recommendations to support learning at home, school and beyond
Early Literacy Screener & Learning Profile (Age 5-7)
An early learning profile for younger children that provides insight into strengths and areas of need, specifically useful for those undergoing a dyslexia assessment. This profile helps guide the most effective next steps in learning support. You’ll receive a clear overview of your child’s learning profile, along with practical, tailored recommendations that you can begin using straight away. Many families find this brings clarity and reassurance.
Price: £140.
Full Diagnostic Dyslexia Assessment (Age 8+)
A diagnostic dyslexia assessment explores a learner’s strengths, challenges and underlying learning profile to understand what may be affecting progress in reading, spelling, writing or wider learning.
At Dyslexia Support Surrey, assessments are child-centred, calm and supportive. The process includes background information from families and schools, one-to-one assessment tasks, careful analysis and a written report with clear, practical recommendations.
Assessments can help families and schools better understand a learner’s needs and identify targeted support to build confidence, independence and progress.
Price: £595
Who is an assessment for?
A diagnostic dyslexia assessment may be helpful if your child:
- finds reading slow, tiring or inaccurate
- struggles with spelling, even after lots of practice
- finds it difficult to get their ideas down in writing
- avoids reading or writing tasks
- has difficulty remembering instructions or learning sequences
- needs much longer than expected to complete literacy-based work
- shows a gap between their ability and their written work
- has lost confidence or become anxious around learning
- has a family history of dyslexia or specific learning difficulties
What does the assessment include?
The assessment is carried out one-to-one and is designed to be as calm, relaxed and supportive as possible. I take a child-centred approach, helping each learner feel comfortable, listened to and able to show what they can do.
The assessment may explore areas such as:
- reading accuracy and fluency
- reading comprehension
- spelling
- writing skills
- phonological awareness
- memory
- processing speed
- rapid naming
- underlying strengths and learning preferences
Before the assessment, I gather background information from parents or carers and, where appropriate, from school. This helps build a fuller picture of the learner’s educational history, current support, strengths and areas of difficulty.
What happens after the assessment?
Following the assessment, I carefully analyse the results alongside the background information and observations from the session.
You will receive a detailed written report explaining the learner’s profile in clear, accessible language. The report will include:
- a summary of strengths and areas of difficulty
- assessment results and what they mean
- whether the learner shows a profile consistent with dyslexia
- practical recommendations for home and school
- suggested strategies, interventions and reasonable adjustments
- next steps for support
A feedback session is also included, giving you the opportunity to discuss the findings, ask questions and think through the most helpful next steps.
Dyslexia Assessments Coming Soon
From September 2026, I’ll be offering full diagnostic assessments for children and young people.