Child and Adolescent Educational Testing

Growing Together Psychology offer Educational Assessments, Cognitive Assessments and School Readiness Assessments for children.

Educational Assessments and Cognitive Assessments

How can an Educational Assessment help my child?

Comprehensive Educational Assessments (containing both the Cognitive and Achievement Assessments) help parents and educators gain insight to a child’s unique learning profile and academic capacity. Educational Assessments assess areas of mental functioning related to memory, the ability to pay attention to tasks and to solve problems. They assist parents and educators to make informed decisions regarding their child’s educational placement, optimal learning environment and individual learning needs.

A Cognitive Assessment (WPPSI or WISC) is an individually administered intelligence test for children between the ages of 2.5 and 16 inclusive that can be completed without reading or writing. The test can take up to 2 hours to administer and generates a Full Scale IQ (formerly known as an intelligence quotient or IQ score) which represents a child’s general intellectual ability. It also provides five primary index scores (i.e., Verbal Comprehension Index, Visual Spatial Index, Fluid Reasoning Index, Working Memory Index, and Processing Speed Index) that represent a child’s abilities in more discrete cognitive domains.

An Achievement Assessment (WIAT) is suitable for use in a variety of clinical and educational settings, including schools, clinics and private practices to identify the academic strengths and weaknesses of a student (aged over 4 yrs, up to 19 yrs). The results can be interpreted by our team to inform decisions regarding eligibility for educational services, educational placement, or diagnosis of a specific learning disability, and to design instructional objectives and plan interventions.

A Cognitive Assessment typically includes:

An initial parent interview to gather some history about your child and their development
The assessment process (package):

2 x 50 minute sessions (or 1 x 90 minute session) to administer the standardised cognitive (intelligence) test (WPPSI-IV or WISC-V)
A detailed assessment report of findings with tailored behavioural and educational recommendations for your child
1 x 30 minute parent feedback session to discuss your child’s assessment and answer any questions you may have.

An Achievement Assessment typically includes:

An initial parent interview to gather some history about your child and their development
The assessment process (package):

3 x 50 minute sessions to administer the standardised achievement (academic) test (WIAT-III)
A detailed assessment report of findings with tailored behavioural and educational recommendations for your child
1 x 30 minute parent feedback session to discuss your child’s assessment and answer any questions you may have.

A Full Educational Assessment typically includes:

An initial parent interview to gather some history about your child and their development
The assessment process (package):

2 x 50 minute sessions (or 1 x 90 minute session) to administer the standardised cognitive (intelligence) test (WPPSI-IV or WISC-V)
3 x 50 minute sessions to administer the standardised achievement (academic) test (WIAT-III)
A detailed assessment report of findings from both tests with tailored behavioural and educational recommendations for your child
1 x 50 minute parent feedback session to discuss your child’s assessment and answer any questions you may have.

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If you have any queries or questions relating to any of our educational assessments or processes, please give us a call on (03) 9077 2275. We are happy to help!