PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL EVALUATION (AGES 6+) - This evaluation will answer the following questions:
1. Does either my child or myself (adult), have a Specific Learning Disability diagnosis?
2. Why do I have so much difficulty learning things, remembering things, doing well on tests, completing what I start; or understanding what I read or listen to – no matter how hard I work or how long I study?
3. Would I be eligible to receive academic accommodations for entrance tests or admission to
4. Would my child be eligible and in need of Special Education & Related Services if they attend a public school (on-line or in person)?
Signs of a Specific Learning Disorder or Disability:
1. Does either my child or myself (adult), have a Specific Learning Disability diagnosis?
2. Why do I have so much difficulty learning things, remembering things, doing well on tests, completing what I start; or understanding what I read or listen to – no matter how hard I work or how long I study?
3. Would I be eligible to receive academic accommodations for entrance tests or admission to
- a trade or technical school?
- 2- or 4-year college?
- graduate school program?
4. Would my child be eligible and in need of Special Education & Related Services if they attend a public school (on-line or in person)?
Signs of a Specific Learning Disorder or Disability:
- very slow rate of reading
- difficulty finishing tests
- can’t stay focused very long on assigned reading
- frequent ‘tip of the tongue’ phenomenon, get tongue-tied, can’t speak under pressure
- excruciating difficulty writing, particularly when under a deadline
- seems to take twice as long as it should to complete assignments
- seem to work twice as hard as your peers, and still don’t get great results
- hate to read out loud in front of others
- can’t pronounce new words well
- never able to really memorize multiplication tables
- still count on your fingers
- you feel insecure or embarrassed about your school abilities
- you feel like you’re not a success as a student despite your best effort
- you just can’t seem to learn a foreign language
- messy handwriting despite good effort