Dyslexia Assessment Options: Selecting Tests That Address Referral Concerns

New 90-minute Webinar with NASP CPDs Available

Description:
With increasing demand for dyslexia evaluations, more cognitive and achievement tests designed to assess dyslexia have recently been published. This webinar will begin by identifying dyslexia characteristics and the most important cognitive processes that are necessary for the development of reading skills. The focus of the webinar will be a review of established and recently released measures designed for dyslexia assessment. The available options and benefits of these scales will be compared. The most appropriate selections may depend on the examinee’s age, background, severity of the reading delays, and cognitive strengths and weaknesses.

Instructor:
Milton J. Dehn, Ed.D., is the Test Development Project Director for Schoolhouse Educational Services. He practiced School Psychology in schools and in private practice for more than 35 years. He was also a School Psychology professor and program director for 13 years at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he taught assessment courses. Dr. Dehn is an author and speaker on cognitive assessment, SLD identification, PSW, dyslexia, executive functions, social-emotional learning, and children’s memory problems.

Format: Live Webinar
Schedule: 11:00 – 12:30 CST, July 30, 2025
Cost: $45

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the training attendees will be able to:

• Identify the key cognitive processes that are necessary for the development of reading skills.
• Identify a few different dyslexia assessment scales and describe how they compare with each other.
• Select an appropriate dyslexia assessment battery from multiple measures when given the age and referral concerns for a child being evaluated for dyslexia.