Educational Assessment.
Ages 6-16 years
This assessment is mostly performed in the case of suspected specific learning disorder such as Dyslexia.
The assessment includes the administration of both the Academic Achievement Test (WIAT-III) and the Cognitive Assessment (WISC- V).
What does our typical Educational assessment involve?
We use statistical processes to compare a child’s intellectual ability to their current functioning at school. If a child does have a learning disorder, we might expect them to have little to no issue intellectually but have difficulty with school related tasks, suggesting difficulty with learning. If we detect a discrepancy in a particular area, such as reading, and this skill is not responsive to intervention, then it is likely that a specific learning disorder is present.
For further details on the process and how to get started, you can download our information pack here.
The Cost.
The Educational assessment package price is $1,900*
WISC-V appointment 60 min
WIAT-III appointment 120 min
Additional information 60 min
Feedback appointment 60 min
Full comprehensive report 4-6 hrs
Package inclusions.
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Did you know?
In the case that an intellectual deficit is diagnosed, the assessment report may also provide support for funding applications to the Department of Education or the NDIS.
More on the WISC-V?
The WISC-V is a cognitive assessment; meaning that it provides useful information about the test takers intellectual abilities.
It provides global score, essentially summarising overall results across several types of mental abilities (verbal, spatial, memory, problem solving and work efficiency). In popular culture, this is often referred to as someone’s IQ. It is more involved than that, and not always accurate or appropriate for the context; so, your assessing psychologist will discuss this further with you at your feedback appointment.
Further to providing a global score of performance, the results provide useful information regarding the test taker’s ability to engage in verbal tasks, visual spatial tasks, memory tasks, problem solving and working efficiently.
The WISC-V tends to be used by psychologists to provide schools with useful information regarding intellectual deficit or intellectual giftedness so that accommodations, modifications and supports can be coordinated. It is also used to find the specific intellectual strengths and difficulties that a child may have to see what is going well and what can be worked on to improve their functioning.
More on the WIAT-III
The WIAT-III is an assessment tool used in academic achievement testing to assess a child’s current level of school related skills: reading, writing, comprehending language and math skills.
This test tends to be used when parents or teachers wish to know the performance profile of a child across school related skills, especially in the case of suspected learning disorder (such as what is commonly referred to as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia). It may also be used to assess whether interventions to improve school skills have been effective, for example, work with tutors, speech therapists, OT and in-school intervention.
A note on package fees & inclusions
* It’s important to us that we can be transparent with assessment costs upfront. In most cases, everything required for the assessment is covered by components that are included in the package. There may, however, be some cases where particular areas may arise or be highlighted during the assessment process, that were not originally presenting for investigation. The Psychologist may wish to suggest some further testing or assessments to thoroughly cover these additional areas. If this is the case, the recommendations will be made to you, as well as the potential additional fees (if any) and you can decide if you wish to proceed with these additions or not.
All prices quoted are inclusive of GST.
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