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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. I will try the reading in one minute test with him. This is similar to what the teachers showed us to report on his progress. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was supposed to be about 50 words for grade level, and he got 20-something.

There's no doubt he is not reading the number he should be. The question is why and what to do about it. What's confusing is that when I read stuff about dyslexia, it doesn't seem to fit. [b]He comprehends remarkably well - he may struggle with a passage but then get to the end after sounding out a lot of words and taking a long time, but he'll know what it was about [b](way better than my other kid who learned to read with little trouble). He can sound things out decently. He just seems to not have the knowledge base of the content. He is getting there with it but slowly.

A colleague of mine has a kid with dyslexia and recommended some organizations that I reached out to. I still don't really understand what I am looking for in an evaluator - a neuropsychologist? We are set up at CAAT for one with our older kid. It's a huge process with tons of forms and parent interviews. I just don't feel like our other kid needs that kind of thorough process. I'd really just like someone knowledgeable to assess how his reading is going. I'm not opposed to something else, but it's way overkill for a kid otherwise doing well socially, behaviorally, and attention-wise at school.[/quote]

Actually, your description of his reading is highly indicative of dyslexia, which is one of several underlying reasons why a kid can be diagnosed with a "reading disorder" which is an IEP qualifying type of "specific learning disorder".  He is not, as you describe it, sounding out with the rapidity, automaticity and fluency that most kids of a similar age develop.  He lacks what is called "rapid automatized naming", which is one of the core deficits of dyslexia.  Your DC also seems to have a slow reading speed.  This can negatively impact reading, particularly as kids advance in grade level.

You can go to a psychologist or neuropsychologist for the assessment; it doesn't matter, both are qualified and will be accepted by the school.  You can talk with the office and "bargain" for something short of a full assessment - if you really want spend very little and want only an assessment of his present reading level, then state that and ask if you can have limited reading achievement testing done just to see where he is and what the price for that would be.

TBH, you should also have an IQ test done. IQ is the context for achievement. A kid who has an IQ at the 85th percentile but is reading at the 40th percentile actually likely has some kind of disorder or issue affecting acquisition of reading.  A kid with an IQ in the 40th percentile and reading achievement in the 40th percentile is performing at his expected level. In addition, IQ has some sub-parts that can help shed light about strengths weaknesses that affect learning - processing speed, working memory.

A fuller assessment for dyslexia or other reading problems would include more than IQ and reading achievement - tests like CTOPP, CASL, OWLS, CELF, And OWLS. Read more about those here - https://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/learn-about-dyslexia/diagnosing-dyslexia/tests

This page spells out dyslexia diagnosis pretty clearly. https://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/learn-about-dyslexia/diagnosing-dyslexia

You mention that filling out an extensive intake form would be "overkill". TBH, no professional would *not* ask you to fill out an intake - it's just like when you go to any Dr.

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