IQ Testing for the Gifted
If your child seems advanced, or delayed, for his or her age, it may be helpful to learn more about various strengths and/or weaknesses for early intervention purposes by obtaining a cognitive test for IQ.
IQ testing, also called Cognitive, Intelligence or Ability Testing, is designed to predict cognitive ability for school success. Typically, vocabulary, visual-spatial skills and memory are evaluated with age appropriate tools. Also, visual-motor processing speed, fluid reasoning and quantitative reasoning may be measured. The individual’s performance is then compared with a national sample of individuals the same age in order to make predictions about strengths and weaknesses.
Advanced students typically demonstrate accelerated skills as a pre-school child. Once they are in school, they may be eligible for Gifted resource programming. An individually administered IQ test with a report from this office may facilitate your student’s eligibility for these services. The cost includes a one-half-hour feedback session to review the results with the parent.
IQ Testing for the Developmentally Delayed
Developmentally delayed students require early intervention. Early identification is crucial for those with any kind of developmental delay and our providers have at their disposal a wide variety of tools for identification purposes. We recommend a comprehensive evaluation rather than just an IQ test in order to explore many facets of the child. We may use the Stanford-Binet, a Wechsler Scale, the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability, the Reynolds (RIAS) or the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT). Questionnaires and Observation Schedules such as the ASRS and Adaptive Behavior measures (ABAS 3)
Educational Evaluation
Our office offers comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation for students of all ages, to include those needing accommodations for SAT/ACT, college and/or professional licensing boards. It is used to determine learning disabilities and/or strengths and weaknesses in learning style.
Specific Learning Disabilities (also called “dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia”) are deficits in anyone or more of the following areas: word decoding skills, reading fluency, reading comprehension, math calculation, math fluency, math reasoning, writing fluency, or organization of written expression, because of a cognitive processing deficit. Nonverbal Learning Disorders, Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorders can also be identified with this type of evaluation.
Academic Achievement Evaluation
Our office offers a very brief evaluation of academic skills levels in reading, math and writing. There is no narrative report as part of this basic service but could be added for an additional charge. Please request this if needed when you schedule (Some Gifted schools require this). Home school parents find this option to be helpful to submit to the public school as an annual evaluation. Public or Private school parents may wish to obtain this assessment simply to understand current functioning levels and any possible strengths or weaknesses in skill levels.
We may use:
Woodcock-Johnson, Fourth Edition, Tests of Achievement IV (WJ-4), (WIAT-4), OR (KTEA-3)Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement-3 (KTEA-3)
