Dyslexia Testing Queens New York
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Dyslexia TestingDyslexia TestingDr. Edward M. PetroskyLicensed Psychologist
Forest Hills, Queens, NY(917) 520 – 4444
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A Word on the PresenterA Word on the PresenterLicensed psychologistLicensed psychologistBackground in school & clinical psychologyBackground in school & clinical psychologySpecializations include: Specializations include: Dyslexia / Learning Disability TestingDyslexia / Learning Disability Testing Evaluations of Behavioral and Emotional Problems Evaluations of Behavioral and Emotional Problems Workshops to parents, teachers, & students on Workshops to parents, teachers, & students on
academic and emotional growthacademic and emotional growth
Give parents & students answersGive parents & students answers What is the problem? What is causing it? What can be What is the problem? What is causing it? What can be
done to help?done to help?
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Why is my child having difficulty in school?Why is my child having difficulty in school?
Is there a learning disability that has been missed? Is there a learning disability that has been missed?
Does my child have dyslexia?Does my child have dyslexia?
What can be done to help?What can be done to help?
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Testing for Dyslexia and Testing for Dyslexia and other Learning Disabilities other Learning Disabilities
provide answers!provide answers!
To UnderstandTo Understand
To Empower To Empower
To HelpTo Help
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What is Dyslexia?What is Dyslexia?A learning disability that involves difficulty A learning disability that involves difficulty acquiring and using the symbols of acquiring and using the symbols of language.language.
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What does spoken language What does spoken language have to do with dyslexia?have to do with dyslexia?
We first learn to understand what is said We first learn to understand what is said to us, then we learn how to produce to us, then we learn how to produce spoken language, or speakspoken language, or speakReading involves learning how the Reading involves learning how the words we hear and speak can be words we hear and speak can be represented with lettersrepresented with lettersPeople with dyslexia have difficulty People with dyslexia have difficulty doing just this – i.e. mapping sound doing just this – i.e. mapping sound onto visual symbols (i.e. letters & onto visual symbols (i.e. letters & words)words)
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Common Characteristics of Common Characteristics of Students with Learning DisabilitiesStudents with Learning Disabilities
Has to work harder than other students to Has to work harder than other students to get the same grade they do get the same grade they do
Tries his/her best but still falls behind Tries his/her best but still falls behind
Receives grades that are much lower than Receives grades that are much lower than he/she expected he/she expected
Knows the material the night before the Knows the material the night before the test but then “blanks” on the actual exam test but then “blanks” on the actual exam
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Common Characteristics of Common Characteristics of Students with Learning DisabilitiesStudents with Learning Disabilities
Does not have enough time on tests or is Does not have enough time on tests or is one of the last students to finish one of the last students to finish
Had a speech problem as a young child Had a speech problem as a young child
Had difficulty learning how to read in the Had difficulty learning how to read in the beginning grades beginning grades
Reads very slowly Reads very slowly
Has poor spelling Has poor spelling
Complains teachers are going too fast Complains teachers are going too fast
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Has difficulty following conversations or the plot Has difficulty following conversations or the plot in movies and TV shows in movies and TV shows
Has difficulty understanding directions Has difficulty understanding directions
Finds foreign language classes the most difficult Finds foreign language classes the most difficult
Has difficulty determining right from left (from 3Has difficulty determining right from left (from 3 rdrd grade up) grade up)
Tries to be invisible in class, or alternatively, is Tries to be invisible in class, or alternatively, is the class clown the class clown
Gives the right answer to the wrong questionGives the right answer to the wrong question
Common Characteristics of Common Characteristics of Students with Learning DisabilitiesStudents with Learning Disabilities
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Important!Important!
If you have any of the above If you have any of the above characteristics it does not necessarily characteristics it does not necessarily mean you have a learning disability since mean you have a learning disability since there are other reasons the above could there are other reasons the above could apply to you. apply to you.
Dyslexia and other learning disabilities can Dyslexia and other learning disabilities can only be properly diagnosed through only be properly diagnosed through comprehensive individual testing. comprehensive individual testing.
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What is dyslexia / What is dyslexia / learning disability testing?learning disability testing?
A way of collecting information about a A way of collecting information about a student's academic development and how student's academic development and how the student learns and processes the student learns and processes information.information.
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What areas are included in a What areas are included in a comprehensive dyslexia evaluation?comprehensive dyslexia evaluation?
Decoding: knowing what the word isDecoding: knowing what the word is
Phonics: knowing the sounds letters makePhonics: knowing the sounds letters make
Fluency: speed, ease, and rhythm of readingFluency: speed, ease, and rhythm of reading
Spelling: encoding wordsSpelling: encoding words
Comprehension: understanding what’s readComprehension: understanding what’s read
Phonological processing: understanding and mentally Phonological processing: understanding and mentally manipulating soundmanipulating sound
Visual processing: understanding at what you are lookingVisual processing: understanding at what you are looking
Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN): automatically Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN): automatically remembering what a word isremembering what a word is
OthersOthers
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