Does my practicum student/small group need to be formally diagnosed with dyslexia?

For the Associate level, the practicum student must either be someone with a diagnosis of dyslexia or be highly suspected of having dyslexia as confirmed by the Supervising Fellow.  If the student does not have a formal diagnosis of dyslexia you would benefit from any school testing performed regardless of the dyslexia word, any teacher concerns, or reasons why this student has been flagged for more services, and you would need to do your own informal assessment so you could write a good profile that supports OG as being an appropriate intervention. Testing often avoids the word “dyslexia” but reading disorder, etc or just testing scores that indicate difficulties with phonemic awareness and decoding can be crafted into a good profile. For the Certified level, at least one practicum student should have formal cognitive and academic testing. Cognitive tests may be standard/full versions of the following: Weschler Scales (WISC or WAIS), Standford-Binet, Kaufman, or WJ-IV test of Cognitive Abilities (partial screenings will not be accepted).