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What We Do

Typically, our evaluation begins with a thorough review and synthesis of existing records. These records may include testing results and IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) from the school, reports from other professionals who have evaluated your child, and pertinent medical records. Your first visit to the Academic Skills Clinic will be a parent/guardian meeting lasting approximately two hours, conducted without your child present. At this meeting we will discuss our impressions from the record review and will obtain a more detailed description of your concerns. Information about your child’s physical development, adaptive behavior, communication skills, daily living skills, social skills, and social-emotional development will be obtained at this time. Following the parent interview, an individualized assessment plan will be created, if deemed appropriate. In some cases, the evaluation process may terminate at this point, if all parties agree that additional testing is not necessary or should be deferred.

The next step, our direct evaluation of your child, will occur over several appointment days. We will make every effort to schedule sessions in such a way that your child’s best performance is obtained. In addition, we may find it desirable to speak directly with your child’s teacher(s) and/or to perform a classroom observation. The purpose of each of these diagnostic activities is to develop a comprehensive case portfolio of your child’s strengths and areas of need that will help us to develop an effective academic intervention program.

After the document review, parent interview, testing, teacher communication, and/or classroom observations have been completed we will schedule a one to two hour feedback meeting, again without your child present. At this final meeting, you will receive a draft report that will summarize our impressions and will present our provisional recommendations. For older children, a separate feedback session may be scheduled to engage your child directly in the planning process.

A comprehensive psychoeducational report will be mailed to you within four weeks of this meeting that will incorporate all of the information we have collected and analyzed, including perspectives obtained during the feedback meeting itself. As part of this report, we will provide specific recommenda- tions for treatment goals, treatment approaches, and/or additional support services that we feel are most appropriate. Put simply, our goal is not merely to test but to prepare an academic action plan that we feel is in the best interest of your child.