Professional dyslexia and dyscalculia assessments across the South East
Mid Kent Dyslexia provides professional dyslexia assessments and dyscalculia assessments for children, young people, and adults across Kent and the South East of England. Our specialist diagnostic services help identify specific learning difficulties (SpLD) and provide clear, personalised recommendations for support at home, school, or work.
If you or your child is experiencing difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, maths, memory, or processing skills, a full diagnostic assessment can offer clarity and practical next steps. All assessments follow current guidelines and are carried out by a fully qualified dyslexia and dyscalculia assessor.
Free Initial Consultation
Every journey begins with a free telephone consultation. This allows us to understand the individual’s strengths, challenges, and current support in education or the workplace. After this conversation, we will recommend the most appropriate next steps, which may include:
• A dyslexia screener or dyscalculia screener
• A full diagnostic assessment
This process ensures you receive the right level of assessment and tailored guidance.
Convenient Location for Kent and the South East
Located just off Junction 7 of the M20, Mid Kent Dyslexia is easily accessible from Maidstone, Medway, Ashford, Sittingbourne, Canterbury, Kings Hill, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Gravesend, and surrounding areas. We support families and adults seeking private dyslexia testing and private dyscalculia assessments across the wider South East.
About Mid Kent Dyslexia
Founded in 2021 by Kathryn Wright, Mid Kent Dyslexia has built a strong reputation for accurate, professional assessments. Kathryn is a qualified specialist assessor and an Honorary Academic at CCCU, sharing her expertise in dyslexia and dyscalculia across the university.
Kathryn’s experience ensures every client receives a thorough, supportive, and clearly explained assessment process from start to finish.
Our Services
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Dyslexia Assessment
During an assessment, a series of tests will be carried out to confirm whether an individual has dyslexia. After verbal feedback, a written report will follow.
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Dyslexia Screening
A dyslexia screener is often a good first step if you are concerned about your child’s literacy development.
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Visual Difficulties Screening
People who experience visual difficulties often show signs of visual discomfort. Click here to find out more.
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Dyscalculia Screening
A dyscalculia screener is often a good first step if you are concerned about your child’s maths development.
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Dyscalculia Assessment
During an assessment, a series of tests will be carried out to confirm whether an individual has dyscalculia. After verbal feedback, a written report will follow.
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Educational Assessment
An Educational assessment assesses basic literacy and numeracy skills. It will inform you of your child’s levels in reading, spelling, writing and maths.
Feel free to get in touch for advice and support.
What is Dyslexia?
We are delighted to inform you that SASC has unveiled a much-anticipated new definition of dyslexia.
Please note that anyone previously diagnosed under the earlier criteria/definitions would still meet the criteria diagnosis under the new definition.
The new definition highlights cognitive indicators of dyslexia consistent with those identified in the earlier Rose (2009) and BDA (2010) definition, while emphasising its impact on individuals.
The Delphi Definition of Dyslexia
Nature
• The nature and developmental trajectory of dyslexia depends on multiple genetic and environmental influences.
Manifestation
• Dyslexia is a set of processing difficulties that affect the acquisition of reading and spelling. The most commonly observed cognitive impairment in dyslexia is a difficulty in phonological processing (i.e. in phonological awareness, phonological processing speed or phonological memory). However, phonological difficulties do not fully explain the variability that is observed. Working memory, processing speed and orthographic skills can contribute to the impact of dyslexia.
Impact
• In dyslexia, some or all aspects of literacy attainment are weak in relation to age, standard teaching and instruction, and level of other attainments. Across languages and age groups, difficulties in reading and spelling fluency are a key marker of dyslexia.
Variance and co-occurrence
• Dyslexic difficulties exist on a continuum and can be experienced to various degrees of severity. Dyslexia can affect the acquisition of other skills, such as mathematics, reading comprehension or learning another language. Dyslexia frequently co-occurs with one or more other developmental difficulties, including developmental language disorder, dyscalculia, ADHD, and developmental coordination disorder.
*The relevant statements from the Delphi Study (Carroll et.al, 2025, p8, table 2) have been grouped for clarity.
Find out more
If you want to read more about the Delphi Study, the papers have been published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and the Dyslexia Journal.
Carroll, J.M., Holden, C., Kirby, P., Thompson, P.A., and Snowling, M.J. (2025), Toward a consensus on dyslexia: findings from a Delphi study. J Child Psychol Psychiatr.
Holden, C., Kirby, P., Snowling, M.J., Thompson, P.A. and Carroll, J.M. (2025), Towards a Consensus for Dyslexia Practice: Findings of a Delphi Study on Assessment and Identification. Dyslexia.
Further information can be found on British Dyslexia Association's website