Educational Assessments
An educational assessment explores a child or adolescent’s learning abilities, academic skills and cognitive strengths. It can help identify factors that may be affecting their progress at school, clarify areas of strength and difficulty, and guide recommendations for appropriate educational support.
Educational assessments are able to help diagnose a range of conditions in children:
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder that affects reading and spelling. It can involve difficulties with recognising words, connecting letters with their sounds, and reading accurately or fluently.
Dyspraxia is a condition that affects someone’s coordination and motor skills in a variety of ways. This often makes playing sports difficult as well as activities requiring fine motor skills like fastening buttons and writing.
Dysgraphia is a neurological condition characterised by someone struggling to translate their thoughts into written language. Due to writing involving a variety of brain functions including language processing, organisation, fine motor skills, and working memory, dysgraphia encompasses a range of potential issues with writing.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand and work with numbers. It can involve difficulties with basic arithmetic, number sense and mathematical concepts.
Giftedness refers to significant advanced abilities in one or more areas, such as intellectual reasoning, problem-solving or learning. Gifted children may demonstrate a strong ability to understand complex concepts or learn new information quickly. Excelling in a particular subject or skill does not necessarily indicate giftedness, as children have individual strengths and abilities.
Educational assessments can provide numerous benefits for children who may be struggling at school.
For children who experience difficulties at school, an educational assessment can help identify areas where additional support may be beneficial. Recommendations may include targeted learning strategies, classroom adjustments or further intervention to address their individual needs.
An educational assessment provides insight into a child’s academic strengths and areas for development. Understanding their learning profile can help parents and educators recognise how they learn best and make informed decisions about their educational needs.
An educational assessment can help identify specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia, that may affect a child’s progress at school. Understanding these difficulties can help guide appropriate recommendations and support their learning.
Gifted children may benefit from learning opportunities that provide appropriate academic challenges and allow them to explore areas of interest in greater depth. Understanding a child’s abilities can help parents and educators consider suitable learning opportunities and support their ongoing development.
At Bowyer Psychology, our experienced Clinical Neuropsychologists conduct comprehensive educational assessments to determine diagnosis for a range of learning disorders. We accept both self-referrals and referrals from medical practitioners for assessments.
The first step in the process is a pre-assessment consultation. This session involves discussing related concerns and for the clinician to obtain relevant information. From here, the assessment is booked based on the consultation.
The assessment is a comprehensive process that typically involves 3 hours of psychometric testing. Further questionnaires are sent to relevant personnel that may know the person well including parents and teachers. Other collateral information is obtained as needed including school reports or medical history information.
Once the assessment is complete, the Neuropsychologist will compile a comprehensive report detailing the findings of the assessment. The findings will be discussed in a 30-minute feedback session conducted approximately 4 weeks after the assessment.
Our clinicians within their report provide individualised recommendations including relevant accommodations to best support the individual. As our clinicians are clinically trained, our reports are approved by the NDIS.
Our clinicians can provide differential diagnosis to ensure a comprehensive assessment. An Educational Assessment can be combined with other types of assessments if this is required or identified in the pre-assessment consultation.
Please contact our friendly admin team on (08) 6317 6000 or email to enquiries@bowyerpsychology.com.au for details on pricing. Our fee is inclusive of all testing required; questionnaires; review of collateral information; a comprehensive report; and a 1-hour feedback session.
Yes, our reports are accepted by the NDIS as our clinicians have the appropriate clinical training recognised by the NDIS.
We can provide further support after the assessment process to continue care. This can include:
Established in 2007, Bowyer Psychology is a multidisciplinary practice in Mount Pleasant, Western Australia. Our team brings together Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Speech Pathology and Paediatrics, providing assessment and therapy for children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
We work with a broad range of psychological, developmental, cognitive and neurological concerns, from everyday emotional and psychological difficulties through to complex presentations requiring specialised assessment and multidisciplinary input.
Our approach is evidence-based, collaborative and tailored to each individual. We take the time to understand your concerns, explain the assessment or treatment process clearly, and work with you to develop an approach that is appropriate to your needs.
