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How can Diagnostic Placement Assessments Help ...
Samantha Sneed
Dyslexia Testing

Is your child not making sufficient progress in reading? Are you suspecting that your child might have dyslexia? Don't second guessing yourself! Research supports the idea of early identification. The earlier that students are identified with dyslexia, the sooner they can receive the support and remediation they need. 

ProLearning offers dyslexia testing in our center at a scheduled time that is convenient for your family, including weekends. Our testing includes:

1. a written report that can be presented to public, private, and charter schools; 

2. a consultation meeting to review and discuss the results; and

3. recommendations for next steps.

Not sure if your child's reading behaviors exhibit dyslexia? Check out our resource page for some common characteristics. Remember, no two students are alike. Students may or may not exhibit all of the characteristics listed. 

Give us a call today to schedule an appointment for a dyslexia evaluation.

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How can Diagnostic Placement Assessments Help with Student Learning?

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As parents, it is important to stay on top of your child's learning. The best way to do so, is to understand your child as a learner. A diagnostic placement can help with this.

There are a number of widely used and available assessments. However; it is important to understand the difference between a diagnostic assessment and a placement assessment.

Dignostic Assessment - A test to assess a student's relative strengths and weaknesses in a given subject and the results provide an analysis of students' proficiency

Placement Assessment - A test to determine a student's current skill level and is usually associated with a grade level

So what are diagnostic placement assessments? Diagnostic placement assessments combine the benefits of both an individual diagnostic test and a placement assessment test. They provide information about where along the continuum of learning students are performing with their current skills, and they also provide specific information about a students' strengths and weaknesses.

ProLearning can help you learn more about your child's learning. We offers diagnostic placement assessments for students in kinder through 8th grade in both reading and math.

How can diagnostic placement assessments support learning?

  1. Identify student strengths and weaknesses, including gaps in learning and areas students are reading to learn

  2. Determine a grade level equivalency of students’ current performance

  3. Support the development of an instructional plan

  4. Serve as a starting point to monitor progress and measure growth

There are a number of benefits of including diagnostic placement assessments in your child’s educational journey. Ultimately, the goal is to improve student learning outcomes.

Learn more about how ProLearning’s diagnostic placement assessments can help your child reach learning goals.