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Client Services at LDA's Learning Center

LDA's client services are highly personalized, intensive, and tailored to meet the specific educational goals of children and adults. LDA Learning Center offers specialized services at our offices in Minneapolis: diagnostic assessments to confirm or rule out ADHD, testing for learning disabilities, individualized tutoring, and small group tutoring.

Diagnostic Assessments for Problems that Interfere with Learning
LDA's Diagnostic Assessment is an evaluation of a person's current life situation and reasons for referral, current functioning and symptoms, and personal history. It may confirm or rule out ADHD, screen for mental health conditions, recommend follow-up, and provide a written summary of findings and recommendations.

The cost of a Diagnostic Assessment will vary depending on the services required. The cost ranges from $700 to $1,560, but is typically around $1,400. A portion may be reimbursed by your insurance. Documentation will be provided for client-initiated insurance reimbursement.

What does a Diagnostic Assessment provide?

• May confirm or rule out ADHD
• Screens for mental health conditions that interfere with learning
• Profiles functioning in the areas assessed
• Recommends specific follow-up and/or accommodations, if warranted
• Provides a written summary of findings and recommendations

What will be evaluated during a Diagnostic Assessment?

• Current life situation and sources of stress, including reasons for referral
• Personal history, including development, education, and work
• Current functioning and symptoms

Frequently, psychological testing is conducted as part of a Diagnostic Assessment. This testing may include:

• Symptom checklist
• Executive functioning
• Attention and performance
• Intellectual ability

Assessment for Learning Disabilities
LDA provides a range of testing services, including standard diagnostic, psycho-educational assessments administered by a team of licensed psychologists and state-certified specialists in the field of learning disabilities for children, youth, and adults.

1. Specific Learning Disabilities Assessment confirms or rules out diagnosis of a Specific Learning Disability (SLD), profiles intellectual functioning, highlights academic strengths and weaknesses, identifies information processing problems, provides required documentation to access disability support services (if eligible), and suggests additional resources and support. SLD Assessment fee: $850.00
   
   
2. GED Accommodation Assessment determines whether accommodations may be requested for GED testing according to GED standards, identifies academic strengths and weaknesses, measures cognitive ability, and, if appropriate, provides GED-required accommodation forms. GED Assessment fee: $850.00
   
   
3. Early Reading Profile is for children ages 5-9. The profile summarizes a young reader's strengths and weaknesses in areas of phonological processing and basic reading skills, may indicate whether the reader is at risk for future reading difficulties and provides recommendations for reading instruction. Early Reading Profile fee: $250.00
   
   
4. Adult Reading Profile reviews strengths and weaknesses in the four components of reading: alphabetics (word reading), fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; provides a written report with results, scores, and interpretations; offers recommendations for targeted basic skill instruction; and suggests adult authentic reading materials. Adult Reading Profile fee: $500.00
   

If you are interested in our assessment services, please email LDA Minnesota with your name, address and telephone number. We will send you an application and set up your appointment as soon as possible.

Individualized Tutoring (Adults Only)
LDA's tutoring for adults begins by having students complete an informal assessment of reading or math skills (pre-test) to determine the appropriate level of instruction. This information assists our staff in developing a Personal Education Plan (PEP) to best meet the needs of the student. LDA's philosophy is to start instruction at a level that is comfortable for the learner in order to build confidence and success. Our staff incorporates a diagnostic teaching approach that is highly structured, sequential and utilizes multi-sensory techniques to reinforce learning.

Tutoring sessions are usually scheduled for one hour, one or more days a week. After 12 hours of tutoring, teachers administer a post-test and evaluate both the pre-and posttest results to share with the student.

Prices for services: $55/hour.

If you are interested in our adult tutoring services, please email LDA Minnesota with your name, address and telephone number. We will send you an application and set up your appointment as soon as possible.

Assessment Services

If you are interested in our assessment services, please email LDA Minnesota with your name, address and telephone number. We will send you an application and set up your appointment as soon as possible.

Adult Tutoring Services

If you are interested in our adult tutoring services, please email LDA Minnesota with your name, address and telephone number. We will send you an application and set up your appointment as soon as possible.