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Diagnostic Decision Making in Dyslexia Assessment: Praxis Profile Explorer - 16 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2027: Praxis

Diagnostic Decision Making in Dyslexia Assessment: Praxis Profile Explorer - 16 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2027: Praxis

Overview

  • Date(s)
    16 Mar 2026 - 16 Mar 2027
  • Cost
    £49.00
  • Provider
    Praxis CPD Ltd
  • Delivery type
    Distance
  • Course level
    Intermediate
  • Course summary

    When a profile doesn’t fit neatly, this session will help you slow down, map the evidence properly, and move towards a diagnostic decision you can actually stand behind.

    You’ve done the assessment.
    You’ve gathered the background information.
    You’ve got the scores in front of you.

    And yet something still feels unresolved.

    Maybe the profile is messy.
    Maybe the evidence is pointing in more than one direction.
    Maybe you’ve reached a conclusion but you’re not fully confident explaining how you got there.
    Or maybe you’re stuck somewhere between “I think I know” and “I need to be absolutely sure”.

    This session is designed for exactly that point in the process.
  • CPD credit hours
    2 hours
  • Course themes
    Reviewing principles of psychometrics, statistics, assessment and underlying theory, SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
  • Audience
    Assessors, Assessment centres, Training institutions
  • Website
    https://praxis-cpd.org.uk)
  • SASC Code
    SASC-20260311-1620

Description

Diagnostic Decision Making in Dyslexia Assessment is a practical, structured 2-hour CPD session to help you make better sense of complex profiles, strengthen your reasoning, and move forward with more clarity and confidence. It is grounded in the principles of converging evidence and uses the Delphi definition of dyslexia as a framework for exploring what the profile is really telling you.

This is not about quick labels or over-relying on a table of scores.
It is about learning how to zoom in and zoom out, look at each strand of evidence properly, and make robust, defensible decisions that make sense in the real world.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session, you will be better able to:

  • approach diagnostic decision making in a more structured and confident way
  • map a profile against the key elements of the Delphi definition
  • use converging evidence rather than relying too heavily on isolated scores
  • think more clearly about background information, qualitative observations and quantitative data together
  • identify where a profile is strong, where it is incomplete, and where it needs further exploration
  • consider unexpectedness in a more nuanced and up-to-date way
  • spot possible co-occurring needs without stepping outside professional boundaries
  • leave with clearer next steps for both the profile in front of you and your wider assessment practice

These outcomes reflect the core emphasis in the session on practical framework use, triangulation of evidence, careful interpretation, and identifying productive next steps even when certainty is not immediate

Course prerequisites

Level 7 APC holders specialising in dyslexia

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