Dyslexia Assessment and Tutoring in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Confidential Diagnostic Assessment Report for Dyslexia

I offer face-to-face Full Diagnostic Assessments for learners aged 8-16, providing a clear and detailed picture of each learner’s individual strengths, areas of difficulty and learning profile. The assessment is designed not only to explore whether dyslexia is present, but also to help explain why a learner may be experiencing difficulties and, importantly, how they can best be supported. My reports provide practical, individualised recommendations for school, private tuition and home, as well as guidance regarding examination access arrangements.

Before the assessment

Before the assessment, I ask parents/carers and teachers to complete questionnaires and request that the learner has had an eye test within the last two years.

These questionnaires provide valuable background information about the learner’s development, education and current strengths and difficulties. They form an important part of the overall assessment and help me to build a comprehensive picture of the learner.

What does the assessment explore?

1. Language and Reasoning (receptive and expressive)

2. Cognitive Presentation (speed of phonological processing and retrieval, short-term memory and working memory)

3. Attainment (reading, writing and spelling)

Difficulties in cognitive presentation, including how a child processes phonological information (speech sounds and words), can help explain why reading and spelling may be harder than expected, even when a learner shows strengths in other areas such as language and reasoning or the curriculum. Dyslexia presents differently in every individual. The assessment therefore considers the learner’s unique pattern of strengths and difficulties, rather than relying on a single test score or characteristic.

Learning difficulties can sometimes occur alongside other needs or conditions. I can include appropriate onward referral recommendations within the report.

The assessment takes approximately 3-3½ hours to complete. I take a flexible, learner-centred approach and will adapt the pace and structure of the assessment to meet the learner’s individual needs. 

After the assessment

I aim to complete the detailed written report within three weeks of the assessment. The report can be up to 30 pages long and has a concise Diagnostic Decision at the beginning. 

I am happy to arrange a meeting or telephone/video call before the assessment to answer any questions and discuss whether an assessment is appropriate for your child. Following the assessment, I can also arrange a feedback meeting to talk through the findings, answer questions and discuss the recommendations.

For further information or to arrange an initial conversation, please get in touch.