Assessment
Gain a clear understanding of your child’s learning profile with a psychoeducational assessment.
Psychoeducational Assessment
A comprehensive evaluation for children and adolescents that reveals each child’s unique learning profile, strengths, and challenges.
During the assessment process, I administer standardized measures to explore areas such as cognitive processing and intellectual functioning, academic achievement, and social, behavioral, and emotional development.
These assessments help parents and teachers gain a deeper understanding of a child’s unique strengths and challenges. They can identify learning disorders, underachievement, giftedness, ADHD, or other emotional and behavioral concerns that may be affecting a child’s progress and well-being.
I ensure that each assessment experience is positive and engaging, where children feel comfortable, supported, and confident. Following the assessment, I provide clear and concise feedback, personalized recommendations, and intervention strategies tailored to meet each child’s individual needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Families often have questions before booking an assessment. Here are some of the most common.
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A comprehensive assessment includes measures of cognitive functioning, academic achievement, and social-emotional development.
The process typically involves an initial parent interview, a one-on-one assessment session with your child (approximately 2 hours), and a parent feedback session. The full process takes approximately 3-5-4 hours in total.
Following the assessment, a detailed report is provided within approximately one week as a password-protected PDF document. This report can be shared with your child’s school, physician, or other professionals to support planning and recommendations.
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Learning disorders are identified through a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment that examines both cognitive functioning and academic achievement.
This includes a detailed evaluation of literacy skills (such as word reading, decoding, and reading comprehension), as well as mathematics (including calculation and problem solving), and written expression (such as spelling and mechanics of written work).
Learning challenges can be identified as early as grade one. When concerns are present, early assessment helps guide early support and intervention.
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ADHD is assessed as part of a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment. This includes standardized testing to evaluate attention, persistence, and behavioural regulation.
In addition, rating scales are completed by parents and teachers, and information is gathered through a parent interviews to understand your child’s functioning across settings.
Concerns with attention and self-regulation can often be identified in early childhood and assessment can help guide appropriate supports when challenges are impacting daily functioning at home or school.
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When explaining a psychoeducational assessment to your child, it can be helpful to avoid using the word “testing”.
Instead, you might describe it as a time where they will be doing different activities to help understand how they learn best. These activities may include solving puzzles, using blocks, drawing, and using an iPad.
The goal is to help your child feel comfortable, curious, and supported throughout the process. Many children find the activities engaging and even enjoyable.