Phone:
0419 586 263
Email:
psychologist@drjkharvey.com.au
Location:
111D Spring Street,
Reservoir, VIC, 3073
Dyslexia. Dysgraphia. Dyscalculia. Specific Learning Disorders. General Learning Difficulties. Giftedness. Learning Disability.
Assessments are provided to children, adolescents and adults (from 6 years onward). Assessments provide information about a person’s learning style and thinking, abilities as well as their literacy skills.
If a student is experiencing learning problems (e.g., dyslexia), assessment also helps in identifying the weaknesses that are contributing to their learning problems as well as their learning strengths. Assessment results provide information essential for the development of personalised learning plans and interventions.
The assessment process varies depending on the reasons for needing an assessment but may include: consultation, classroom observation, cognitive assessment, educational assessment and social, emotional and behavioural assessment as appropriate.
After the assessment is administered a report is provided 2 to 4 weeks later (provided all questionnaires are completed on the day of the assessment by parents/caregivers). Depending on the results, the report may include recommendations for further assessment by other professionals such as behavioural optometrists, educational audiologists, paediatricians, occupational therapists and speech therapists.
Tests used during the assessment process may include:
A range of screening checklists are also used as part of the assessment process to inform the results from formal testing. These are completed by parents/caregivers on the day of the assessment.