Suffolk County, NY Dyslexia Resources
The Long Island Advocacy Center and the Long Island FACE Center help with IEPs; Stony Brook tests on a sliding scale; Literacy Suffolk tutors adults for free.
Dyslexia testing, tutoring and support in Suffolk County
Local help. Pick what you need.
Help with IEPs and 504 plans
Free experts who know the rules.
Long Island FACE Center (Long Island University) (opens in a new tab)
Serves Long Island
Free workshops and referral help for Long Island families of students with disabilities.
Get tested
School testing is free. Clinics add detail.
Center for Psychological Services (Adelphi University) (opens in a new tab)
Serves New York City and Long Island
Sliding-scale testing for learning and school problems, all ages, in Manhattan and Garden City.
Leonard Krasner Psychological Center (Stony Brook University) (opens in a new tab)
Psychological testing for academic problems, ages 3 to adult; fees based on income.
For adults
It is never too late to get help.
Literacy Suffolk (opens in a new tab)
Serves Suffolk County
Free one-on-one reading tutoring for adults 16 and older who are out of school, often at libraries.
Schools for dyslexia in Suffolk County
Each one has a documented reading program. Ask to see it.
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- Public districtClassroom program
Bay Shore Union Free School District(opens in a new tab)
Mary G. Clarkson Elementary names Orton-Gillingham and Heggerty among its reading programs.
- Public districtClassroom program
Sayville Union Free School District(opens in a new tab)
Universal pre-K classes use Wilson Fundations and Heggerty for early reading skills.
- Public districtClassroom program
Smithtown Central School District(opens in a new tab)
Screens K-5 students three times a year; Fundations and Heggerty checks guide K-2 reading help.
Screens for dyslexia
Go-to contacts for Suffolk County
State and regional offices that serve Suffolk County.
Free parent help
Long Island Advocacy Center
Serves Long Island
Advocates and attorneys help Long Island families with IEPs, 504 plans, and other school problems.
EspañolState dyslexia guidance
New York State Education Department: Dyslexia Guidance
State guidance and Q&A: schools may name dyslexia in evaluations and IEPs.
FreeSpecial education office
New York State Education Department: Office of Special Education
Parent guides, rights notices, and complaint forms for special education in New York.
Free
More go-to contacts
Reading in Suffolk County
Adults in the county; students across New York.
4th graders reading at Proficient
Public schools. The Nation's Report Card (NAEP), 2024
8th graders reading at Proficient
Public schools. The Nation's Report Card (NAEP), 2024
Adults who struggle to read
Ages 16 to 74 at or below Level 1 in a national adult skills survey (PIAAC), data through 2017
NAEP Proficient is a high bar, not the same as “on grade level.” Adult figures are model estimates. Sources: The Nation’s Report Card and the U.S. PIAAC Skills Map, both from NCES.
See reading scores in every stateMore dyslexia help in New York
The state guide and nearby county guides.
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Sources for this page (4)
- theliac.org — LIAC serves Nassau and Suffolk (office in Hauppauge).
- liu.edu — Long Island FACE Center workshops at no cost.
- stonybrook.edu — Krasner Center evaluations on a sliding scale.
- literacysuffolk.org — Free adult tutoring.
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