Get an evaluation to better understand your child’s needs
We provide academic assessments that will answer your questions once and for all and set you in the right direction.
Maybe you feel like…
Your child is struggling academically but you aren’t sure if there is an underlying cause.
Your child is bright & capable but is not demonstrating the expected levels of success in school.
Homework time is a disaster, leaving both you and your child frustrated and angry.
Ways to work with us…
Academic Screening ($300)
A quick view of your child's ability in reading, writing, math, and language skills, commonly required for private school admissions
Provides an understanding of academic strengths and weaknesses to determine if your child is on track
For diagnostic evaluations, refer to our Comprehensive Learning Evaluation
Comprehensive Learning Evaluation ($850)
A diagnostic evaluation of your child's abilities in reading, writing, math, language skills, executive functioning ability, and other foundational learning skills to understand their strengths and needs in the classroom
Provides an in-depth understanding of your child's learning profile and whether a specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia - reading, dysgraphia - writing, or dyscalculia - math) is impacting your child’s performance
This evaluation provides an evaluation report and feedback session so that you have all of the information you need to provide to the school for the IEP/504 eligibility process
How is this different from what the school can provide?
The goal of these evaluations is to understand how your child is performing and to provide next steps for both now and into the future. We will walk you through the results so that you’re not left trying to interpret the information on your own. Together, we’ll create an action plan for your child so that you know exactly what to do moving forward.
School-based testing is generally designed to determine whether a child qualifies for school-based services such as an Individualized Education Program.
Testing uncovers your child's unique pattern of strengths and weaknesses in order to determine:
If an IEP/504 is a recommended next step
The best learning strategies (e.g. would your child benefit from visual presentation of information, listening to information, or reading information? Do they do best with concrete vs. abstract tasks? Do they need step-by-step directions, etc.)
The best accommodations (e.g., would your child benefit from additional time, quiet testing location, the use of specific tools while learning)
What strengths and challenges might show up as the child progresses academically (what can you expect for the future)
Can also be used as formal medical documentation for additional services such as a 504 plan, extended time for ACT/SAT, private school entrance, access to Bookshare, or other tools
What’s included?
Review of Student Records and Parent Questionnaires
1:1 Evaluation with Your Child (engaging activities, and breaks as needed. It’s not computerized testing, so it is a fun and interactive experience for students of all ages)
Comprehensive Written Report (with codes for a diagnosis, if present, to qualify for additional services)
Parent Feedback Meeting (scheduled for 1-hour in-person or via Zoom - to discuss learning evaluation results, strategies to implement in school and at home, and the next steps)
Follow-up to help navigate school support services if needed
Results after Evaluation:
Clarity on student strengths and areas of need
Written documentation that can be provided to the school to help get services in place
A clear step-by-step guide of recommended next actions to help get your child on track academically
Confidence and a sense of relief - because with just a little guidance, you are in the best possible position to support your child now and into the future
What parents are saying…
What does the process look like?
Free Consultation
Set up a time for a free consultation where we will learn more about your child and help you gain clarity on next steps.
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1:1 Assessment
If an evaluation is the best next step, we will get you scheduled for the one-on-one assessment with your child (usually within 2-4 weeks).
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Gathering Info
We will send a few documents your way for you to fill out before your child's appointment.
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Come to the Clinic
Your child will come in to our clinic to work with our team.
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Evaluation Report
We will review the data and compile the comprehensive evaluation report and get that sent over (usually within 1-2 weeks).
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Follow-up Meeting
After you've had a chance to review, we will schedule a follow-up meeting with you so we can review the results and put together a plan for your next steps. You’ll also get a toolkit of resources that will help you support your child immediately!
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Common Questions
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Academic screenings are usually 1-2 hours; Comprehensive Evaluations are usually 3-4 hours.
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It will take 1-2 weeks to receive the full written report following the evaluation.
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Unfortunately, educational testing is not typically covered by insurance. We can provide documentation to submit to your insurance or that you can use in order to use a Health Savings Account and for tax purposes.
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We tell students that we are working to understand their brain so we know how they learn best and can best share everything they know in order to help their teachers teach in a way that best aligns with their unique learning style. You can let your child know that the goal is finding out how they learn so we can help their teachers out and make school and learning the best it can be. Many of the questions don't necessarily have a right or wrong answer and are just designed to see how your child best learns new information and shares what they know which is pretty cool!
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Some students can get nervous before the assessment, however, we do everything we can to make it a fun and engaging experience. Some of the questions we ask will be easy and some of the questions may be things your child hasn't learned before, this is absolutely okay! We work to mix it up so that no single task takes more than 5-10 minutes so it keeps things feeling fresh. Nearly all students who come in for an evaluation say it was fun and better than they expected.
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Full Evaluation
- Beery-Buktencia Test of Visual Motor Integration – 6th Edition (Beery VMI-6)
- Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence – 2nd Edition (CTONI-2)
- Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing – 2nd Edition (CTOPP-2)
- Gray Oral Reading Tests – 5th Edition (GORT-5)
- Test of Word Reading Efficiency-2nd Edition (TOWRE-2)
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – 4th Edition (WIAT-4)
- The Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory (CEFI)
Academic Screening
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – 4th Edition (WIAT-4)
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Corey Pollard delivers the standardized evaluations for the clinic. She has her master’s degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in testing and assessment. She has conducted hundreds of evaluations over her 15 years in the field. Corey has over ten years of experience completing evaluations and attending training at Johns Hopkins University, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the University of Denver.