How do I determine if my child has a learning disability?

Formal testing is the best way to identify whether or not a child’s learning difficulties are significant enough to warrant intense, research-based intervention.  Nina Moring and Julaine Swithers, both certified and trained educational therapists, are offering two options:

Brief Assessment:  For students whose parents have concerns about mild impairments in learning, this assessment will be completed in one session lasting approximately two to three hours.  Selected subtests administered from the standard and extended batteries of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement will measure the student’s performance in a variety of academic skill areas.  The examiner will meet with the parents to review results in the form of a brief printed summary, not a formal report.  Further testing may be recommended at that time.

                                                                                       Cost $150

Initial Educational Evaluation:  For students whose parents have concerns about impairments in learning, this evaluation will be completed over the course of two to three sessions lasting approximately 2 ½ to three hours each.  The entire standard battery and several selected subtests from the extended battery of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement will measure the student’s performance in a wide variety of academic skill areas.  These subtests correlate directly to the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities, which may be administered by a licensed clinical psychologist.  The Roe/Burns Informal Reading Inventory may be administered to gain specific and detailed information related to difficulties with language.  The examiner will meet with the parents to review results in the form of a detailed, formal typed evaluation, suitable for use in any clinical or school setting.  Further testing may be recommended at that time.

                                                                                        Cost $400