Dyslexia Testing Queens New York

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Dyslexia Dyslexia Testing Testing Dr. Edward M. Petrosky Licensed Psychologist Forest Hills, Queens, NY (917) 520 – 4444 www.toolsforstudents. info (C) Dr. Edward M. Petrosky, 2009. Queens, New York. All rites reserved. Dyslexia, Learning Disability, (C) Dr. Edward M. Petrosky, 2009. Queens, New York. All rites reserved. Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Psychoeducational Evaluation. Psychoeducational Evaluation.

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Dyslexia TestingDyslexia TestingDr. Edward M. PetroskyLicensed Psychologist

Forest Hills, Queens, NY(917) 520 – 4444

www.toolsforstudents.info

(C) Dr. Edward M. Petrosky, 2009. Queens, New York. All rites reserved. Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Psychoeducational Evaluation.(C) Dr. Edward M. Petrosky, 2009. Queens, New York. All rites reserved. Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Psychoeducational Evaluation.

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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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Thank You!Thank You!

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