ASSESSMENTS
FOR CHILDREN
“Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.” - Maria Montessori
During their development, children acquire new knowledge and skills learn how to solve problems, figure out their feelings and interact socially with others.
We provide assessment with children to uncover cognitive, behavioral and/or emotional issues and provide appropriate diagnosis.
ASSESSMENTS MAY PROVIDE ANSWERS
Parents want to help their children be happy and reach their full potential. Some children have trouble learning, paying attention to tasks, and listening to the teacher at school. Their grades start to fall and they may refuse to go to school. Other children have difficulty understanding social cues, getting along with their peers and/or following rules made by authority figures. Then there are children who get easily frustrated and angry; they go from 0 to 60 in a matter of minutes and engage in challenging behaviors (e.g., temper tantrums, throwing things, swearing).
AN ASSESSMENT MAY HELP IF YOUR CHILD IS:
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Having trouble learning
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Not paying attention to tasks
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Not listening to teachers or parent
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Grades are starting to fall
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Refusing to go to school
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Having difficulty understanding social cues
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Not getting along with their peers
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Disregarding rules made by authority figures
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Easily frustrated and angry; (they go from 0 to 60 in a matter of minutes)
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Engaging in challenging behaviors (e.g., temper tantrums, throwing things, swearing)
Centre of Neuropsychology and Emotional Wellness provide comprehensive assessment with children to uncover cognitive, behavioral and/or emotional issues and provide appropriate diagnosis necessary (e.g., learning disability, intellectual disability, attention hyperactive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, depression).
AREAS TYPICALLY ASSESSED:
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Various forms of intelligence (e.g., verbal and nonverbal abilities)
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Visual-spatial and visual-motor skills
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Learning and memory
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Attention/concentration
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Expressive and receptive language
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Information processing speed
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Academic skills (e.g., basic reading, reading comprehension, phonological processing, written expression, spelling, math calculations, math reasoning)
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Emotional/behavioral functioning
ADDITIONAL CHILDREN ASSESSMENTS OFFERED
PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
Psycho-educational assessments are generally conducted when a student is not performing up to his/her potential at school. Sometimes there may be a learning disability, developmental disability or attention difficulties that are affecting the student’s ability to manage academic demands. The assessment will identify the student’s learning profile as well as academic strengths and weaknesses.
Results of the psycho-educational assessment are used to provide recommendations (e.g., need for tutoring in a specific area, strategies to help a student learn and study more effectively) and necessary academic accommodations (e.g., withdrawal assistance, need for an educational assistant, extra time to write tests) to optimize the student’s learning.
GIFTED ASSESSMENTS
Gifted assessments are generally conducted when there is a question regarding whether a child is intellectually advanced and not being appropriately stimulated by a regular school curriculum. The assessment includes examination of intellectual functioning and academic skills to help determine whether the child needs to be placed in a specialized gifted program for intellectually advanced student.