Evaluations at The Whole Child

Speech and Language Evaluations

• Speech Production (clarity) and the ability to pronounce all speech sounds
• Receptive Language - comprehension of language, ability to understand questions and directions that are heard or read
• Expressive Language - ability to speak and write complete sentences with correct grammar and sentence structure
• Auditory Processing - ability to listen to, attend to, discriminate, and perceive sounds and words
• Word Finding

Psychoeducational Evaluations

• Reading skills including word recognition, phonetic decoding (phonics), accuracy, fluency, and comprehension of written language
• Written Language - ability to write words, spell words, write sentences, write paragraphs and essays, use correct grammar and sentence structure, and use appropriate words
• Attention and Memory - visual and auditory memory, and the ability to focus on and maintain attention to visual and auditory information

Neurocognitive Evaluations (Executive functions in the brain)

• Visual scanning and processing
• Verbal and nonverbal fluency
• Verbal and nonverbal reasoning
• Planning and organization
• Learning and changing behavior based on experiences
• Attention to auditory and visual material
• Following multi-stage plans

Assessment for Attention and Memory Disorders

• Tests of attention and vigilance
• Tests for all aspects of visual and auditory memory, including declarative and procedural memory

Learning Disabilities Evaluation

• All tests from the psychoeducational evaluation
• Tests for right hemisphere function in the brain (nonverbal learning disability) including
  • Ability to detect and understand social and nonverbal behaviors
  • Ability to understand figurative and idiomatic language
  • Ability to use visual-spatial organization
  • Ability to understand and use emotional content in speech

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