Dyslexia screening · for kids and adults

Suspect dyslexia? A reading and dyslexia-risk screening for children and adults — at home, on any device.

An at-home reading and dyslexia-risk screener for yourself or your child. Read aloud on a phone, tablet or laptop — every answer is scored against the same patterns reading professionals look for. No proctor, no waitlist, no appointment. The report is ready the moment the session ends, with clear next steps and a PDF you can share with your child's teacher or school.

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One-time payment. No subscription. Children from Kindergarten through high school, and adults taking it for themselves.

A parent sits beside a child who is reading aloud to a tablet
Listeningto every word read aloud
Report readyas soon as you finish
At homePhone, tablet or laptop with a microphone
Kids and adultsTasks matched to the grade, K through adult
One sittingOr pause and come back later
$79 onceNo subscription, no waitlist
See it in action

What a screening actually looks like.

  • One thing at a time. A letter, a word or a short passage, read out loud.
  • Every section starts with a demo, so your child sees exactly what to do before they begin.
  • The report is ready right away, with next steps and a PDF to share with the school.
Sound familiar?

The signs of dyslexia are easy to second-guess.

Guesses at words from the first letter or the picture"horse" for "house", "pony" for "horse"
Knows a word on one page and not on the next
Still sounding out words classmates read at a glance
Reading aloud is slow, choppy and tiring
Spelling is far behind everything else
Bright and talkative, but avoids anything with readingand homework ends in tears

Any one of these can be ordinary. Several together, lasting for months, are the classic pattern of dyslexia. A screening gives you something concrete to bring to a teacher instead of a feeling that something is off.

How it works

A real reading session — not a quiz, not a worksheet.

Letters, sounds, real and made-up words, sound games and two short passages, all read aloud on any tablet, phone or laptop. Our software listens to every word — catching the letter-sound substitutions, hesitations and self-corrections that point to dyslexia.

Set up in a few minutes

Choose your child's grade and pay once. You'll read a short notice about how recordings are handled and give your consent, check the microphone, then hand over the device. No app to install, no account to create.

Your child reads aloud

A friendly voice gives the directions for each short activity: naming letters, reading real and made-up words, playing with sounds, reading two short passages. Most activities take a minute or two, and you can pause between them.

You receive a detailed report

Risk indicator, category-by-category breakdown, reading rate against grade-level expectations, and the specific items missed. Opens when the session ends and is emailed to you — printable and ready to share with a teacher, evaluator or specialist.

Matched to the grade

Matched to the grade — a kindergartner and a ninth grader don't take the same screening.

Kindergarten

Only what a kindergartner has been taught. No long word lists, and pictures instead of digits for rapid naming. Spelling is mostly "tap the first letter you hear".

More about the kindergarten screening

  • Letter names and letter sounds
  • Short words like sun and map
  • First sounds and blending sounds
  • Rapid naming with pictures
Methodology

Built around the skills most strongly linked to dyslexia.

Reading specialists look at the same core skills when evaluating for dyslexia: the sounds inside words, connecting those sounds to print, and reading connected text. The screening targets each of them — and reports each separately, so a teacher can see precisely where to look.

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Letters and their sounds

Naming letters and saying the sound each one makes, including pairs like sh and ch. The foundation everything else rests on.

mbshth
zog

Word decoding

Real words and made-up words like zog and blim. Memorization can't help — only true phonics can. A child who sight-reads real words but cannot decode unfamiliar ones is the classic profile.

catshipzogblim
/k/

Phonemic awareness

No print at all: first sounds, blending sounds into a word, taking a sound away. One of the strongest documented early indicators of dyslexia.

c-a-t → cat"farm" without /f/
2 7 4

Rapid naming

Naming a chart of familiar digits, or pictures for kindergartners, as quickly as possible. Slow naming often travels with slow reading.

Reading fluency

Two short passages at your child's grade, scored for accuracy and words-correct-per-minute against grade-level expectations. Dyslexia hides in fluency more often than anywhere else.

mul·ti

Longer words

From 4th grade up, and for adults: long made-up words that show whether someone can break a word into syllables instead of guessing.

Plus the wider picture

Reported alongside the risk level without changing it. They explain the pattern — for example the child who understands far more than they can read, which is dyslexia's signature.

  • Reading comprehension
  • Listening comprehension
  • Spelling
The report

Here's what the report looks like.

  • A risk level in plain wordsLow, moderate or high, with a short explanation of why.
  • Every skill on its own lineSo you can see that blends are fine and vowel pairs are not.
  • The exact items missedThe words and sounds themselves, not just a percentage.
  • What to do nextWhat to practice, what to ask the school for, and when a full evaluation makes sense.
See a sample report
Reading Screening ReportExample · Grade 2
Moderate risk

Letter sounds are solid. Difficulty shows up with vowel pairs and when taking a sound out of a word. Passage reading was accurate but slow for the grade.

Letter sounds24 of 26
Short-vowel words7 of 8
Vowel pairs4 of 8
Dropping a sound2 of 6
Missed: boat, rain, feet, soil · "farm" without /f/ · "slip" without /s/

This is a screening, not a diagnosis. Example shown for illustration.

Straight talk

What a dyslexia screening can and can't tell you.

It is

  • A careful first look at the skills linked to dyslexia, done this week rather than after a waitlist
  • A way to find out which skills are weak, so practice and conversations with school have a target
  • A record you can repeat later to see what has changed

It isn't

  • A diagnosis. Only a qualified professional, such as a psychologist, can diagnose dyslexia
  • A substitute for a school or clinical evaluation. It helps you decide whether to ask for one
  • Perfect. A tired child, a noisy room or a poor microphone affects the result. The report tells you when we could not hear enough
Your child's privacy

It's a child's voice. We treat it that way.

Recordings aren't saved

Each recording is used once, to score that answer, and then discarded.

Nothing starts without you

A parent or guardian reads the recording notice and consents before anything is recorded.

Delete it yourself

One button on the report removes the scores and the report for good.

No ads, no selling

We don't sell personal information, show ads, or build voiceprints.

Read the privacy policy

Pricing

An informed first step — then you decide.

A full clinical evaluation is the gold standard and the only path to a formal dyslexia diagnosis. But evaluations are expensive, hard to schedule, and not always necessary. This screening helps you decide whether to pursue one — and gives the evaluator a head start if you do.

For comparison

Full clinical evaluation

$1,000–3,000+
Typical out-of-pocket cost
  • Comprehensive, and the only path to a formal diagnosis
  • In person, with a licensed clinician
  • Waitlists of weeks to months are common
  • Often not covered by health insurance

What an evaluation costs, and how to get one through school

Start here

Blossom Reading dyslexia screening

$79
One time. No subscription, no recurring charges.
  • Start today, at home, on a device you already own
  • Matched to your child's grade, Kindergarten to adult
  • Pause and come back if your child needs a break
  • Report on screen and by email, printable for school
  • Full refund within 30 days if you haven't started
Take the screening

An educational screening, not a medical or educational diagnosis.

For adults

Always wondered whether it's dyslexia?

Most adults with dyslexia were never identified at school — they were called slow, lazy or careless instead. The adult screening is private, on your own device, with the same skill-by-skill report.

Take the adult screening
Free guides

Background reading for the conversations ahead.

Quick startDyslexia signs checklist Ages 5–6Signs of dyslexia in kindergartners BackgroundDyslexia vs. a slow reader Common worryMy child reverses letters By stateState laws and resources AdvocacyHow to talk to your child's school

All guides

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Is this an official dyslexia diagnosis?
No. This is a screening. It looks for the patterns commonly associated with dyslexia so you can decide whether to pursue a formal evaluation. Only a qualified professional, such as a psychologist, neuropsychologist or trained specialist, can diagnose dyslexia.
Who can take it?
Anyone from Kindergarten through high school, and adults. The tasks and passages are matched to the grade you choose at checkout. A parent or guardian sets it up for a child; adults take it themselves.
How long does it take?
Plan for 30 to 45 minutes of your child's attention, a little less for kindergartners. It is made of short activities, and you can press "Pause & save" between them and come back later using the same link. Your link works for 7 days after purchase.
What do we need?
A phone, tablet or laptop with a working microphone, a current browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox), and a quiet room. Headphones aren't needed. Setup includes a microphone check, and if we could not hear enough of the answers, the report says so rather than guessing.
How is my child's voice handled?
Your child's voice is recorded only during the screening and only to score each spoken answer. Recordings are not saved: each one is held just long enough to be scored, then discarded. Scoring uses Google's Gemini service on our behalf, under terms that bar using the audio to improve its products. Details are in the privacy policy.
Is my data sold or shared?
No. We don't sell personal information and we don't show ads. Scores and the report are kept so you can come back to them, and you can delete them yourself from the report page at any time. See the privacy policy.
What if the report shows a risk?
The report includes next steps: what to share with your child's teacher, how to ask the school for an evaluation, and how to find a private evaluator. A flag is not a diagnosis. It is an early signal that deserves a closer look, and children who get the right teaching early do much better than those who wait.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, in full, within 30 days of purchase if the screening hasn't been started. Once it has been started it can't be refunded. Email [email protected].

If reading feels harder than it should — for you or your child — you don't have to wait to find out.

A first step you can take tonight — at home, on any device, for $79.

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