Dyslexia is typically diagnosed using a complete evaluation including intelligence, educational, and speech/language assessments. The assessments should also include observations, input from teachers and parents, analysis of student work, and developmental and social histories. Examiners look for evidence of the disorder and also rule out other factors that could be causing the student’s reading and language problems during the assessment process,. Factors to rule out include, lack of instruction, lack of attendance, social and economic factors, and physical problems such as hearing or vision difficulty.
One of several types of reading problems is ‘Dyslexia’. Dyslexia and other specific reading problems the broad term, learning disability in reading, includes. It is possible for a student to have symptoms of Dyslexia that are problematic but not disabling. To meet federal strategy to qualify for special education services, a student with Dyslexia must meet eligibility requirements based on guidelines set by his state’s department of education. Eligibility may be determined based on one of the following methods
