Assessment
The Assessment
I carry out face-to-face assessments in schools near my home in South Buckinghamshire.
I am willing to travel to schools within the area shown on the map.
Please contact me for further details and travel costs
What is involved in a full diagnostic assessment for a specific learning difficulties in Maths, including dyscalculia?
Once you have booked an assessment, I will send you some questionnaires, to help me gather information about your assessment needs. These questionnaires, for you, school/workplace and family will need to be returned to me at least two weeks before the assessment.
The assessment comprises several short activities, assessing a wide range of skills and abilities tests, which have previously been described by pupils as, ‘quite fun and not like maths’. Other factors which may impact on maths-related learning difficulties are also explored as part of the assessment e.g. medical history, environmental factors, educational opportunities, speech and language skills etc.
The tests will include:
Measures of cognition: language and reasoning skills, speed of processing and retrieval, memory and attention and visual spatial processing skills.
Depending on the background information, it may be necessary to carry out additional assessments relating to literacy skills and phonological awareness, to try to ascertain whether another specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia) may be impacting the Maths. This may need then an onward referral for further investigation.
Mathematics tests will then focus on;
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basic calculations,
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graded computation tasks,
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general maths attainment,
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maths reasoning, problem-solving,
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magnitude comparison (which of two quantities or objects is larger, smaller, or greater in size, or value),
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magnitude estimation (assigning numbers to stimuli to reflect their perceived magnitude, that is the size of numbers),
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counting/sequencing/ordering numbers, mastery of maths language.
This assessment takes between 3 and 4 hours, depending on the person, with rest breaks as needed.
Disclaimer: It is important to note that a specific difficulty may not be identified. However, a full report, containing recommendations and strategies is always provided.
Assessment Fees (ages 8-16 years)
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Full diagnostic Dyscalculia Assessment: £650
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Including an initial (non-refundable) deposit at the time of booking: £150
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Payments Via BACS
The Payment Process:
To secure your booking, a non-refundable deposit of £150 is required.
A further £250 is to be paid at least 7 days before the assessment date. This is non-refundable if a cancellation is made less than 48hrs before the assessment date.
Once the assessment has been completed, the remaining £250 should be paid within 7 days. Once the payment has been received, the report will be sent within 30 days.