Evaluations
Comprehensive, All-Inclusive Evaluation
$3200
Includes Parent Intake Meeting, Testing Appointment, Parent Feedback Session, Comprehensive Report, Child Feedback Session and School Meeting
Understanding your child's unique learning and emotional needs is crucial to helping them succeed both in and outside of the classroom. A psychoeducational evaluation provides a comprehensive picture of your child's cognitive, academic, and emotional strengths and challenges. By pinpointing these areas, it helps identify tailored strategies that can promote your child’s overall development, well-being, and success.
How Can a Psychoeducational Evaluation Help Your Child?
Identifies Learning Strengths and Developing Areas
A psychoeducational evaluation helps uncover your child’s specific strengths and challenges. This information can help you and their teachers develop more effective, personalized strategies to support their learning, both at school and at home.
Clarifies Learning Disabilities and Conditions
If you’ve noticed your child struggling with specific subjects or tasks, a psychoeducational evaluation can help diagnose Specific Learning Disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, or ADHD. Early identification of these conditions means that your child can receive the right interventions and accommodations to succeed.
Guides Academic Support and Intervention
Once a child’s strengths and challenges are identified, the evaluation results can be used to create an individualized education plan (IEP), 504 plan, or another formal learning plan in school. This can include accommodations such as extra time on tests, alternative teaching methods, or a quiet workspace, all aimed at helping your child thrive.
Provides Emotional and Behavioral Insights
Psychoeducational evaluations also assess emotional and social functioning, which can impact learning and behavior. If your child has been experiencing anxiety, depression, social struggles, or emotional distress, the evaluation can shed light on these factors and recommend therapies or interventions to support their emotional health.
Improves Communication with Teachers and Professionals
The detailed results from a psychoeducational evaluation can help parents, teachers, and other professionals work together more effectively. Having clear, objective data about your child’s needs ensures that everyone is on the same page and can work collaboratively to provide the right support.
Promotes Self-Understanding for Your Child
Once your child understands their unique learning profile, it can boost their self-awareness and confidence. They will know what strategies work best for them and feel empowered to take ownership of their learning process. It also helps them understand that their challenges are not personal failings, but areas where they can receive targeted support.
Educational Evaluations
$400 for testing and score report
$600 for testing, score report and recommendations
Educational testing typically involves a series of standardized assessments that measure various aspects of a child’s academic abilities, such as reading, math, writing, and problem-solving skills. These tests are designed to assess where your child excels and where they may need additional support. They are a helpful annual comparision to check your child’s progress in school. This testing meets the end of year testing for homeschool students.
CAIS (Charlotte Area Independent Schools) Evaluation
$275 per evaluation
What is CAIS Testing?
CAIS Testing refers to the assessments used by the Charlotte Area Independent Schools (CAIS) consortium to evaluate students applying to member schools. These tests help schools assess your child’s academic readiness, learning profile, and potential fit for their school environment. CAIS testing plays an important role in the admissions process, providing valuable insights for both parents and schools to ensure a successful educational match.