Assessments 

Independent Dyslexia Services provides assessments for students and adults aged 16 and above, both within education and also within the workplace.

For many identifications of dyslexia comes as a relief and opens the door to independence by gaining a greater understanding of their individual strengths and weaknesses. Dyslexia manifests itself in many different ways, the area of difficulty can include any of the following:

Reading, spelling, writing, mathematics, organisational skills, memory, examination performance.

Everyone who is dyslexic is an individual each, with his or her own goals and challenges. Therefore, we offer a range of assessments to suit individual circumstance. If  you are not sure which types of assessment would be the most appropriate for you, please contact us so that we can help.

Full diagnostic assessments – is appropriate for those who have not been assessed before, or those who require a full update on a previous assessment. Provides a cognitive ability profile, with measurements of reading, spelling and writing. Further assessments may also be included depending on other areas that may need to be explored. The assessment takes up to three hours.

Assessment for those entering Higher Education/ Disabled Students Applications (DSA) – is aimed at students applying for a DSA. The student is required to provide evidence of SpLD in the form of an assessment report that has been produced following specific Student Finance England guidelines with regard to the tests used and the requirement for the assessor to hold a relevant practicing certificate.

Assessment in the workplace

As an employer or employee, it is important that you obtain the right advice from a professional specially trained to work with adults with dyslexia in the workplace. They will be able to help you to identify and clarify areas causing concern and suggest ways forwards; this may include diagnostics assessment, specialist skills based training, recommendations for reasonable adjustments within the workplace, and/or use of specialist technology.

Glynis is an experienced assessor, who is professionally qualified to assess, report, and advise on all aspects of dyslexia, she holds a Practicing Certificate in assessing specific learning difficulties.