Evaluation  and  Assessment

An evaluation for reading difficulties will help determine what issues may be impacting a student’s ability to read. A comprehensive evaluation begins with a diagnostic interview, followed by Individually selected tests that address concerns about diagnosis and treatment. 

• Testing can take up to five hours, depending on diagnostic complexity.
• This testing can take place over 1 or 2 sessions. 
• A final session is scheduled with parent(s) to explain test results and recommendations.
• A detailed report detailing test findings, and recommendations is prepared upon completion.

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A complete evaluation includes:

• Collection of all prior testing of student
• In-depth interview of parents, including background and relevant health information
• Testing of student
• Compilation of all information and detailed report written
• Final meeting with parent(s) to explain report and prepare for next steps

MY FEES

• $150-$200 Consultation Only; No Report.
• $400-$700 Complete Evaluation-Consultation, Testing, and Report
• $100-$150p/h Advocacy; Workshops; Presentations
• Tutoring $50-$80 p/h
• Prices subject to change based on each individual case.

Dyslexia

Thanks to public awareness campaigns and activism over the last few years, more and more people are becoming familiar with the term "dyslexia."  In Arizona, -- a definition of "dyslexia" was added to our state education code.  "Dyslexia" means a brain-based learning difference that impairs a person's ability to read and spell, that is independent of intelligence and that typically causes a person to read at levels lower than expected. Take The Screening Test
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reading therapy 

​What is reading therapy? Learning to read is the most important tool for any child’s development. Reading therapy is more than just tutoring.  It is a multifaceted program based on an Orton-Gillingham model.  Orton-Gillingham is a phonics-based, sequential, multi-sensory, explicit method, designed for intense intervention, using movement and all five senses to teach reading, spelling, writing, and penmanship. We use the Barton Reading and Spelling System; which has been researched and proven to work with all ages, from 5 ½ to adult.  Depending on each client’s needs, additional programs utilized include Foundation in Sounds, the PASP program, Spalding, and Handwriting Without Tears.  Reading Therapy works to improve auditory discrimination, auditory memory size, auditory sequencing skills, phonological awareness, phonics, spelling rules, reading fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, basic language skills, and handwriting (dysgraphia).