Dyslexia Evaluation & Testing in Janesville, WI

Imagine your child raising their hand in class instead of hiding in the back — reading a bedtime story out loud, proud instead of panicked, and believing they can do anything they set their mind to. For a bright kid who's been quietly struggling to read, that future is real. It starts with finally understanding what's going on.

If reading has become a nightly battle in your Janesville home — tears at homework, “I'm just dumb,” a smart child who suddenly hates school — you don't have to wait months or drive to Madison for answers. Dyslexia Evaluations tests your child over Zoom, from home, starting with a free, standardized dyslexia screener and same-day results.

The signs of dyslexia parents in Janesville 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 you can bring to the school. 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 Janesville

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.
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 — risk level, what it means, and the next step.

Dyslexia and Janesville 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 Janesville 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. Not a verbal maybe. A real plan.

Frequently asked questions