“Wait until the tiers are finished” isn't an answer either.
Your child's school gets to decide when they test. You get to decide not to wait for them.
Aldea matches Miami and Orlando families with licensed psychologists for full learning and psychoeducational evaluations, covering dyslexia, ADHD-related learning concerns, and processing differences, so you have real documentation in hand before the school gets around to its own timeline.
Dr. Priya Nair
Licensed Psychologist, PsyD
Matched in Miami
8-year-old, suspected dyslexia
Signs your child may need a learning evaluation
If you've been told to "wait and see" more than once, that's usually a sign to stop waiting.
Reading, writing, or math well below grade level
Your child is putting in real effort but still falling further behind classmates in a specific area.
The school wants to wait for tiered intervention
You've been told to wait for MTSS or RTI tiers to run their course before formal testing is even considered.
Homework takes hours and ends in tears
What should be a 20-minute assignment turns into a nightly battle that drains everyone in the house.
You need documentation for an IEP or 504 plan
The school needs formal testing on file before it will consider accommodations your child already needs.
A school evaluation left you with more questions
Your child didn't qualify under the school's criteria, but you still don't have a real answer for what's going on.
Smart, but somehow still struggling
Teachers describe your child as bright, yet grades and effort don't seem to line up, which is its own kind of confusing.
What a psychoeducational evaluation covers
A school screening checks whether your child qualifies for classroom support. A full evaluation tells you why, in clinical terms the school has to take seriously.
Dyslexia and reading disorders
Testing for specific reading difficulties, including decoding, fluency, and comprehension gaps.
Written expression and math disorders
Evaluation of specific learning disorders affecting writing or math, beyond general school performance.
ADHD-related learning impact
How attention, focus, and executive function are specifically affecting classroom and homework performance.
Processing speed and working memory
Cognitive testing that explains why information seems to take longer to land or stick for your child.
Twice-exceptional profiles
Identifying a learning disability in a child who is also gifted, a combination schools often miss entirely.
IEP and 504 documentation
A clinical evaluation that stands on its own, whether or not your child's school agrees to test first.
Get matched with a psychologist in three steps
No calling around, no waiting on the school's timeline, and no more wondering if anyone will actually test.
STEP 1
Take the free learning screener
Answer a few questions about what you're seeing in reading, writing, math, or homework. It takes about two minutes.
STEP 2
Get matched with a licensed psychologist
Aldea pairs you with a vetted psychologist in Miami or Orlando who fits your child's needs and your schedule.
STEP 3
Get tested, no waitlist
Book your evaluation and get documentation you can bring straight to the school, on your timeline instead of theirs.
What to expect from a learning evaluation
A real evaluation should hold up, whether or not the school agrees with it.
Background and history intake
A review of your child's academic history, prior testing, report cards, and what you're seeing at home.
Standardized cognitive and academic testing
One-on-one testing of cognitive ability, reading, writing, and math, using the same tools schools rely on.
Teacher and classroom input
Rating scales and input from teachers, so the picture isn't built from testing alone.
A diagnosis in clinical terms
Findings written the way a school district has to respond to, not just a summary of classroom behavior.
Specific recommendations
Concrete accommodations and interventions to bring to an IEP or 504 meeting, not vague general advice.
A report that travels with your child
Documentation that holds up across schools, districts, and even a move to a new state.
Learning evaluation cost and payment
We'd rather tell you plainly how this works than let you find out partway through booking.
Insurance Pathway
Psychoeducational evaluations are led by our network's licensed clinical psychologists, so they typically fall under our commercial-accepted pathway. Our team verifies your specific benefits before your first appointment.
Concierge Pathway
Prefer to pay privately and skip the insurance back-and-forth? Concierge scheduling gets your child tested faster.
Coverage for testing hours varies by plan even within commercial insurance. Reach out and our team will confirm what applies to yours before you book.
A family's experience with a learning evaluation
Real experiences from parents who found support through Aldea.
“The school wanted to run a full year of intervention tiers before even talking about testing. We couldn't watch our son fall further behind while we waited on that timeline, so we paid for a private evaluation ourselves. The report was thorough enough that the school couldn't really argue with it.”
Priya Anand
Parent, Orlando
Frequently asked questions about learning evaluations
The questions we hear most from Miami and Orlando parents, answered plainly.
"Learning evaluation" and "psychoeducational evaluation" describe the same thing: a licensed psychologist testing your child's cognitive ability alongside reading, writing, and math skills to identify a specific learning disorder.
A school evaluation determines eligibility for classroom support under its own criteria. A clinical evaluation reaches a diagnosis under recognized diagnostic standards, which the school has to consider even if its own screening said your child didn't qualify.
No. You're allowed to seek a private evaluation at any point, and many families do exactly that rather than waiting out a school's internal timeline.
Yes. Most families use their evaluation report as documentation to request or support an IEP or 504 plan meeting.
Most learning evaluations are done from early elementary age through high school, once a child has had enough classroom experience for testing to be meaningful.
Often yes, since these evaluations are led by licensed clinical psychologists. Coverage still depends on your specific plan, so our team verifies your benefits before your first appointment.
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