Dyslexia UK testing, reports and independent advice for both children and adults. Advice for parents about their children's problems with spelling, reading and learning at school, and adults with possible dyslexia.

Research has shown that about one person in fifteen in the UK is dyslexic. If not attended to, the effects of dyslexia can be devastating, often resulting in loss of self-confidence and feelings of failure.

If you answer 'Yes' to four or more of these questions, then your son or daughter may be dyslexic, and we recommend that he or she takes the test to receive a full assessment:

Direct Learning fulfills the requirements of the International Dyslexia Association.

The design of our tests also follows the International Dyslexia Association Guidelines for dyslexia evaluations. (Feedback is available through email and our Dyslexia Advice Line.)

Our tests, whilst simple to give, are thoroughly researched and are published by the psychology departments of three major universities.

Our comprehensive Dyslexia Test 7-16 has been specially prepared for you to complete at home with your child. Reading and spelling tests measure your child's achievement compared to his or her age-group. Your child's intelligence is measured to establish whether there is a discrepancy between his/her intelligence and achievement. In addition, each of the indicators of dyslexia is examined in short, easy-to-give standardized tests and a questionnaire, which also tests for the possibility of attention deficit, delayed learning or Scotopic Sensivity Syndrome.

After your child has completed the assessment booklet, simply mail it back to us. The completed test will be carefully assessed, and a full, detailed professional assessment report mailed/posted to you. The report may be shown to your child's school, and will contain recommendations for learning strategies to help raise your child's achievement in school to the broad average for their age.

Our comprehensive Dyslexia Test for Adults has been specially designed for you to complete at home without anyone else's help. The instructions are in a booklet and on a CD, giving you standardized tests in reading, dictation, comprehension and other significant skills. The remaining areas which can indicate dyslexia are examined in a questionnaire.

After you have completed the home tests, simply mail your booklet back to us. Your completed booklet will be carefully assessed, and a full, detailed professional assessment report sent to you with recommendations about techniques which will help you manage your difficulties with dyslexia (if you are dyslexic) and improve your career prospects.

Your Report is not written by a computer! It is written by an experienced assessor, and thoroughly outlines and describes all the results in the test, highlighting test scores which indicate dyslexia. The Conclusions indicate whether, and to what extent, the child or adult is suffering from dyslexia, or whether there may be other factors which are hindering his or her progress.

It is usually a great relief to both the child and the parents to find that the child is dyslexic - one mother reported her child's reaction to us: "Mom, you have no idea how happy I am - I just thought I was stupid!".

Your report provides you with feedback in terms of personal advice and recommendations on how you can remedy the situation and improve your child's self-confidence and learning strategies.

Many parents have found an independent professional assessment like this very persuasive in requesting increased individual help and consideration for their child at school. Many adults have used an independent assessment from us as a way of obtaining study accommodations on college courses (though you should check with the college or university first to see if an independent report is acceptable).

Direct Learning has been gathering clinical experience and conducting research into dyslexia for over ten years. In recent years we have assessed children and adults from 35 countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Brazil, Belgium, Gibraltar, Kuwait, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Holland, Singapore, France, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, Nepal, Uganda, Brunei, Egypt, Belize, Macau, Croatia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, Belize and the Virgin Islands.

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Direct Learning is affiliated to the International Dyslexia Association, the UK Dyslexia Action (formerly the Dyslexia Institute) and the Specific Learning Difficulties Association of Australia. Staff are members of the British Dyslexia Association. The Direct Learning Dyslexia Certificate course is accredited by the University of New York.

Direct Learning sponsors the 'World of Dyslexia' websites, with the common aim of providing more information about dyslexia for parents, teachers and dyslexic adults:

• Dyslexia Teacher
• Dyslexia Parents Resource
• Dyslexia Adults Link
• Dyslexia College
• Classroom Assistant
• Dyslexia Online Magazine
• Dyslexia Online Journal
• Synthetic Phonics
• Training Course in the Teaching of Children with Dyslexia - for Parents and Teachers

Thank you

Thank you to all the UK parents who replied to our Customer Satisfaction Survey. Your replies have been collated here.

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A letter from one parent

I received your assessment of my daughter Rebecca on Friday.

Your assessment was professionally done, thorough, and confirmed what I have been trying to tell my daughter's school for three years now. I will be passing this information on to her school, with the hope that they will now give her the help she needs.

I found your assessment not only well put together, but was impressed with the amount of resources that were listed. I will use many of these as I continue my crusade to help.

Again, my complete gratitude for a very well put together document.
L.R., Sheffield, UK
(Original letter held in our office.)