Cautions

Results of Dyslexia Analysis will not be accurate if the primary problem is physical, mental, emotional, or due to second language proficiency.  For this reason, it is absolutely necessary to make certain vision, hearing, health, emotional stability, intelligence, and language dominance have been eliminated as causes before considering a dyslexia label.  Areas to be considered before applying the checklist include: The child must be old enough to provide reading, writing, and spelling samples for assessment.  Authors of Dyslexia Analysis recommend using the checklists with ages seven through thirteen.

The results provided by Dyslexia Analysis can only be as accurate as the responses to the questions. Usually, the child's teacher is the best source of accurate information.  Therefore, it is essential that you be very familiar with the student and his/her attributes. Guesses or misinformation will result in inaccurate results.

Checklist modules are based on the frequency of behaviors.  For example, in the reading module, you will be asked to assess how often a behavior occurs during approximately ten different reading observations.  Frequency of behaviors for spelling, handwriting, language, and organization also require several observations and work samples.