Psycho-Educational Assessment
A psycho-educational assessment focuses on a person's learning ability and helps identify whether a learning difficulty or disability may be present. This includes intellectual disabilities (mild or moderate general learning disabilities) as well as specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia and Dyscalculia. An educational assessment looks at learning only. It cannot diagnose autism (ASD) or ADHD — those are assessed through our Comprehensive Assessment, which is a separate, staged process.
It is usually requested when a parent or teacher is concerned that a student is struggling academically despite the supports already in place. The assessment identifies strengths and weaknesses across the learning profile and examines whether a student is under- or over-achieving relative to their age and ability. The report includes recommendations and activities that can feed into an Individual Education Plan (IEP), and can be shared with the school on request.
Suitable for all ages; we recommend 7 years as the youngest for Dyslexia / Dyscalculia assessments. We generally hold a 2-hour slot, including feedback, though duration varies with age and ability.
The assessment has two parts: cognitive and attainment testing. For our cognitive measure we use the Stanford-Binet 5 (SB5), an individually administered test of cognitive ability that provides verbal, nonverbal and overall IQ scores across five scales. For attainment we use the WIAT-III UK, together with the TOWRE-2. Subtests are selected by the psychologist on the day to suit the referral question, and typically include word reading, pseudoword decoding, reading comprehension, oral reading fluency, spelling and numeracy; mathematical reasoning is available where relevant.
Where an intellectual (general learning) disability is suspected, we also assess adaptive behaviour using the ABAS-3 questionnaire to meet DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and build a fuller picture of where difficulties are presenting.
Fees: Under 6 years (where too young to assess for Dyslexia / Dyscalculia) — €350. Primary school — €400. Secondary school and adults — €500.
To begin, complete our referral form, or book an enquiry call if you would like to discuss your situation first.