A cognitive assessment is designed to provide information about a person’s capacities across a broad range of abilities and will provide information about your child’s unique strengths and weaknesses.
Some of the tests involved in a cognitive assessment will analyse the way in which your child:
Along with providing information about your child’s general intellectual functioning, a comprehensive cognitive assessment is particularly valuable in gaining a greater understanding of your child’s cognitive abilities (strengths in specific areas like in reasoning, verbal vocabulary, or areas such as memory, or visual processing, etc.). The assessment is also useful in that it can be used to evaluate specific learning strengths and weaknesses or difficulties, which may be impacting your child’s learning and academic achievement.
A detailed picture of your child’s cognitive profile will allow health professionals and teachers to assist in the management of any learning strengths and or weaknesses/difficulties, so that the school can modify the curriculum to assist your child reach his/her potential.
At The Listen And Learn Centre, our Cognitive assessments are tailored to particular concerns. These assessments also include individualized recommendations as part of the process, so that both parents and teachers alike are equipped to assist your child in realizing their full academic capability.
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