Literacy and Learning Diagnostic Clinic

Our program is able to comprehensively assess reading, writing and other academic and learning issues. 

The Literacy and Learning Diagnostic Clinic provides assessment and intervention services for children and adults with reading and writing or other academic difficulties, including dyslexia, disorders of executive functioning and language-related learning difficulties.

About the Process - What to Expect 

• All assessments are completed either by a speech-language pathologist or by a trained graduate student clinician under the direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist in person or via telepractice. 
• As a speech-language pathologist, the following can be diagnosed:
  • Language Disorder/Delay
  • Reading Disorder (including Dyslexia)
  • Writing Disorder
  • Disorders of Executive Functioning (attention, memory, planning and executing tasks)
• Learning Disorders, Autism, Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorders cannot be diagnosed by a speech-language pathologist. Appropriate referrals will be made for those diagnoses.
• All testing is completed in 2 two-hour sessions (4 hours). After these sessions, a written report with disability information will be compiled as well as a face-to-face or phone consolation regarding results will be available.
  • This report can be used for 504 planning in schools and accommodations/modification for college courses.
  • The results will be reported using International Classification of Disorders -10 (ICD-10) coding for disability which is also accepted by Accessibility Resources at Minnesota State University, Mankato and local school districts for 504 plans.

Cost of Assessment

There is a $450 fee for this comprehensive assessment. Sliding scale fees and scholarships are available. We may be able to be reimbursed from insurance depending on your coverage -- please contact us for for more information on this.

What are considerations for in person vs. telepractice assessments?

There are some assessments that cannot be delivered reliably over telepractice. The telepractice assessment must consider the variability that can occur through being online but many children are able to be assessed reliably online.

Contact Information:
Email:   kristin.berndt@mnsu.edu
Phone: 507-389-1543
Office: Clinical Sciences Building 119