Understanding the Evaluation: Learning Disability Testing If
your child is struggling, and you suspect a pattern of
difficulties rather than an isolated instance, speak first with
your child's teacher and other school authorities about your
concerns and to set up learning disability testing. Also, have
your child's hearing and vision tested (by your pediatrician,
and an audiologist or ophthalmologist). School policies vary,
but most districts will first administer learning disability
testing for a discrepancy between his IQ (intelligence, as
determined by standardized tests) and his achievement in the
classroom. If a discrepancy exists, the next step is the more
comprehensive educational evaluation and learning disability
testing. In some school districts, the wait for learning
disability testing may be long, and the road could be littered
with bureaucratic hurdles and even inaccurate labels that your
child can't shake. It may be quicker and easier (though
certainly more expensive) to go the private route for