Assessment

We can provide assessment of:

• Reading

• Spelling

• Writing

• Underlying skills involved in literacy (phonological awareness, phonological memory and rapid automatised naming)

Assessment process works to:

• Identify strengths and areas of difficulty
  Build a clear picture of the client’s abilities, highlighting both competencies and challenges.

• Inform educational planning
  Provide tailored recommendations that guide teachers, caregivers, and support staff in creating effective learning opportunities.

• Collaborate on goal-setting
  Work closely with caregivers/carers to develop meaningful goals and a practical plan that supports the client’s ongoing learning and communication development.

• Measure progress
  Track growth over time to ensure strategies are effective and adjust plans as needed.

Through assessment, we work with children/adolescences are their parents/caregivers to:

• understand hopes for engaging with our service

• understand strengths and challenges

• compare

Assessments typically involve:

• Detailed case history
  Gathering information from parents/caregivers about their child’s development, presenting concerns, strengths, and interests.

• Standardised testing
  Comparing your child’s skills to those of peers of the same age.

• Questionnaires, checklists, or screeners
  Using structured tools to capture specific aspects of learning and communication.

• Collaboration with other professionals
  With your permission, collecting insights from teachers, psychologists, doctors, or others who know your child to form a complete picture.

Our aim through the assessment process is to gain to gain a holistic understanding of the child’s communication needs and strengths, and to work collaboratively with families to develop goals.