How will a Psycho-Educational Assessment
help my child?

There are many benefits of having your child assessed:
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Having a Psycho-educational Assessment allows teachers to have a better understanding of your child’s needs and in some cases the report will be used to create an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for your child. An IEP is a learning plan specifically designed for your child which includes goals and information about the specific programs or approach being used to support.
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A Psycho-educational Assessment will outline the types of remediation and accommodation your child needs at home, school or externally to achieve their academic goals.

Example: Taylor 8 is diagnosed with a Specific Learning Disorder in Reading (Dyslexia). Some examples of recommendations for him are:

Remediation

Targets and attempts to strengthen an area of weakness.

Accommodation

Learning tools and methods used to give a student the best opportunity to thrive and access curriculum to support their long-term learning.
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Most importantly,  Psycho-educational report will help you as parents to better understand your child’s needs and how to support them at home.