Hull Dyslexia Assessments

Does getting in touch about dyslexia automatically mean an assessment is the next step?

No.

Before an assessment is arranged, we take time to understand what's been happening.

You'll be asked to provide background information so we can build a picture of your child's development, education and the difficulties you're currently seeing.

We look carefully at this information before deciding whether a full diagnostic assessment is appropriate.

Sometimes, we may feel that another professional or a different type of support would be a more suitable next step.

And if that's the case, we'll tell you.

The aim isn't simply to carry out an assessment.

It's to help you understand what's going on and make sure you're taking the right next step for your child.

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Every child sees the world a little differently.

Some children quietly hide how hard they're finding things.

Some work twice as hard just to keep up.

Some begin to believe they're simply "not good enough."

As parents, watching that happen can be heartbreaking.

At Hull Dyslexia, we believe every child deserves to be understood.

Not judged.

Not compared.

Understood.

One parent recently shared words that perfectly capture why we do what we do.

"𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬, 𝐋𝐢𝐳. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡-𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮; 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬."

That sentence says everything.

When parents understand how their child learns, everything starts to make more sense.

Confidence grows.

Support becomes clearer.

Children begin to realise there isn't anything "wrong" with them.

They simply learn differently.

If you're looking for answers, we're here whenever you're ready to start that conversation.

Many parents think a dyslexia assessment ends with a report.

The truth is...

That's where the next chapter begins.

Parents often tell us they aren't just looking for a diagnosis.

They're looking for understanding.

They want to know why their child is struggling.

They want practical advice.

They want to know how they can help.

One parent recently told us:

"𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫."

That's exactly why every report is written with such care.

Not simply to explain what we've found.

But to help families, schools and children move forward with confidence.

When everyone understands how a child learns best, they can receive the support they deserve.

Because a report isn't the end of the journey.

It's the beginning of understanding.

Have you ever found yourself wondering...

"Have I missed something?"

For many parents, it's a question that quietly sits in the back of their mind for months, sometimes even years.

You notice your child working harder than everyone else.

Homework takes longer.

Confidence starts to fade.

You begin searching for answers, but you're also carrying your own worries.

Will they feel nervous?

Will they enjoy the assessment?

Will they feel like they're being tested?

If that's how you're feeling, you're not alone.

At Hull Dyslexia, we know an assessment is about so much more than test scores.

It's about people.

It's about emotions.

It's about helping children feel comfortable enough to be themselves and giving parents the reassurance they've often been searching for.

One parent recently told us:

"𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐲𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐲𝐧."

Those words mean so much because they remind us that we aren't just supporting children.

We're supporting parents too.

Every family arrives with their own questions, concerns and hopes for the future.

Our role is to listen, understand and help you move forward with confidence.

Because every child deserves to be understood.

And every parent deserves to feel supported.

If you've been wondering whether an assessment is the right next step, we're always happy to answer your questions before you make any decisions.

Your child can hear words perfectly.

Their hearing is fine.

Yet reading and spelling still feel incredibly difficult.

This is where phonological awareness comes in.

Phonological awareness is our ability to recognise, identify and work with sounds in words.

It helps us:

Hear rhymes.

Break words into sounds.

Blend sounds together.

Identify beginning, middle and ending sounds.

Connect sounds to letters.

For many dyslexic learners, this area can be particularly challenging.

It's one of the reasons reading and spelling can feel much harder than they appear from the outside.

What many people don't realise is that these difficulties happen despite effort.

Despite practice.

Despite intelligence.

Understanding why something is difficult is often the first step towards helping.

If your child struggles with reading and spelling despite trying their best, follow Hull Dyslexia for more support and information.

Many parents are surprised to learn that a dyslexia assessment isn't simply a reading test.

It's much more detailed than that.

When a child comes for an assessment, we're looking at a range of different areas that help build a picture of how they learn.

Memory.

Processing speed.

Reading.

Spelling.

Phonological awareness.

Comprehension.

Writing skills.

Attainment.

Every child has strengths.

Every child has challenges.

The aim isn't to look for what's wrong.

The aim is to understand how that individual child learns best.

Because when we understand the reason behind a struggle, we can start identifying the right support.

For many families, understanding brings relief.

Finally having answers can remove months, or even years, of uncertainty.

Follow Hull Dyslexia to learn more about how dyslexia assessments help build understanding and confidence.

Your child knows the answer.

You know they know the answer.

But by the time they've worked it out, somebody else has already put their hand up.

Again.

And again.

And again.

Over time, that can have a huge impact on confidence.

Processing speed is the speed at which our brain takes in information, understands it and responds.

It's not a measure of intelligence.

It's not a measure of capability.

Think of it like different cars.

Some accelerate quickly.

Some take a little longer to get going.

Both still reach their destination.

Some children simply need more time to process information and organise their thoughts.

That extra time can make a huge difference in the classroom, during homework and in exams.

If your child often says "I know it but I can't get it out quickly enough", you're not alone.

Follow Hull Dyslexia for more information about the hidden challenges many dyslexic learners experience every day.

It’s hard watching your child struggle.

Especially when you know how much they’re trying.

You see it at home.
The effort.
The frustration.
The moments where they just give up.

Steve Redgrave had dyslexia.

At school, he struggled with reading and writing.
He felt different.

But his story didn’t end there.

Because success isn’t one path.

And your child’s future isn’t decided by how they’re doing right now.

What does make the difference…

Understanding them early
Supporting them properly
Building their confidence back up

If you’re worried, trust that feeling.

Message to book an assessment and get the answers you need.

And share this with another parent who might need it.

You’ve probably heard it before.

“They just need to focus more”
“They’ll catch up”
“They need to try harder”

And part of you wants to believe that.

But another part of you is thinking…

“What if there’s something more?”

Jamie Oliver has dyslexia.

School didn’t come easy.

Reading and writing were difficult.
He didn’t fit the traditional system.

But here’s the truth.

Success doesn’t come from fitting into one way of learning.

It comes from understanding your way of learning.

Right now, your child might not feel “good at school”.

But that doesn’t mean they’re not capable.

It might just mean they haven’t been understood yet.

You don’t need to wait for things to get worse.

If something doesn’t feel right, trust that.

Message today to book an assessment.

And follow this page for guidance you can trust.