Dyslexia Evaluation & Testing in Beloit, WI

Picture your child finishing a book and actually wanting to tell you about it — sitting taller, sounding sure of themselves, believing they're as capable as any kid in class. For a Beloit child who's been fighting reading in silence, that turnaround is possible, and it begins with knowing exactly what you're dealing with.

When homework ends in tears and a once-curious kid starts calling themselves “stupid,” you don't have to sit on a waitlist or drive out of town. Dyslexia Evaluations screens your child over Zoom from home with a free, standardized dyslexia screener and gives you real answers the same day.

The signs of dyslexia parents in Beloit miss

Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence — it affects roughly 1 in 5 children, and most are never identified early enough. Watch for these by age:

Ages 5–7

• Trouble rhyming or hearing the separate sounds in words
• Slow to learn letter names and sounds
• Reading below grade level; guessing at words from pictures

Ages 8–12

• Slow, choppy, or inaccurate reading aloud
• Frequent spelling mistakes; avoids reading and writing
• Trouble sounding out unfamiliar words

Teens

• Reads far below their obvious potential; very slow reading and writing
• Avoids reading aloud; dreads timed tests
• Sharp in conversation, but it never shows up on paper

If several of these sound like your child, a screening tells you whether it's dyslexia — before another year of falling behind and losing confidence.

Screening vs. a full evaluation — what's the difference?

A screening is a quick, standardized check that tells you whether your child is at risk and whether a full evaluation is worth it. A comprehensive evaluation is the deep, formal assessment that produces a written report your school can act on. We start every family with the free screener so you never pay for testing you don't need.

What we measure: the WIAT-4 Dyslexia Index

Our screener uses the WIAT-4 Dyslexia Index — the same standardized tool licensed psychologists use. It measures the four skills most affected by dyslexia:

• Phonemic proficiency — hearing and working with the sounds in words
• Word reading — reading real words accurately
• Pseudoword decoding — sounding out made-up words (pure decoding skill)
• Orthographic fluency — recognizing words quickly on sight

Together these produce a standardized Dyslexia Index score that tells you your child's risk level in plain language.

How it works from Beloit

1. Take our free 2-minute questionnaire to see if your child is at risk.
2. If flagged, book a free Zoom screening — no referral, no drive to Madison or Rockford.
3. Our team administers the WIAT-4 live over video while your child stays home.
4. We walk you through the results on the same call.

Dyslexia and Beloit schools

Under Wisconsin's 2019 Act 86, the Department of Public Instruction publishes a Dyslexia Guidebook for schools — but public schools are not required to formally diagnose dyslexia, and families often wait a long time for limited testing. An independent evaluation gives you a clear, standardized written report you can bring to the School District of Beloit to support an IEP or 504 plan and the right reading instruction — without the waitlist.

Cost and what you walk away with

The screener is always free. If a full evaluation is recommended, it's a flat $2,200 — no hidden fees — and you receive a written Dyslexia Index report designed to put in front of your child's school.

Frequently asked questions