Psychological Testing Services

 

I provide psychological and educational testing services for individuals, from birth through adulthood, as follows:

Development:  For infants and children up to age three, I offer developmental testing of cognition (mental development), language, social skills, adaptive behaviors, and motor skills.  For children ages three to six, I offer developmental testing of intelligence (such as verbal, nonverbal, memory, and processing speed) as well as social skills and adaptive behaviors. 

Learning Disorders and Attention Difficulties:  For individuals six years and older, I provide comprehensive evaluations of learning disorders (reading, math, written language) and attention disorders (with or without hyperactivity).  My evaluations conform to requirements outlined by public and private schools, colleges, and universities for accommodations and services, as well as requirements for accommodations on standardized testing such as the SAT or ISEE.  For more information about disability accommodations on the SAT or similar tests, here is a link to the college board’s website: www.collegeboard.com/ssd/student/document.html

Private School and Highly Capable Program Admissions Testing:  For children between the ages of four and sixteen I provide admissions or appeals testing in compliance with local private and public school requirements.  Specifically, I use the Wechsler Intelligence Tests, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Second Edition, and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement, Third Edition (Form A or B as requested). 

Private school admissions test results are typically due by the middle or end of January in any given school year.  I strongly recommend scheduling an appointment as soon as you begin to consider applying for a school that requires testing as my calendar fills quickly with this type of appointment in November, December and January. 

Similarly, there is often a very short window of time available for APP/Spectrum appeals testing, usually due in mid-February, and I schedule appointments for appeal testing anytime between September and mid-February.  If you are concerned that your child might not pass the school district testing or you have already received your results and are considering an appeal, please call to schedule an appointment immediately. 

Helpful links for parents considering highly capable program testing:

Seattle Country Day School:  www.seattlecountryday.org/testing.shtm
Evergreen School: www.evergreenschool.org/admission/index.shtml
University Child Development School: www.ucds.org/apply_to_ucds/admissions_process.html
Open Window School: www.ows.org/apply2.php#steps
Seattle Public Schools Advanced Learning Programs Appeals:  www.seattleschools.org/area/advlearning/appeal.htm

Early Entrance to Kindergarten:  For children whose birthdays fall within local school districts’ range for eligibility for an early entrance to kindergarten, I provide testing in the areas of: communication, cognition, auditory discrimination, visual discrimination, fine and gross motor skills, and social/emotional development as requested by each school district.  Additionally, I can provide this service for children with summer birthdays, as parents are trying to determine whether the child is ready for kindergarten.

School Selection Consultation:  All evaluations as described above, will include a brief consultation about school selection and my recommendations about an appropriate school placement.  I can also schedule additional appointments to discuss school selection issues upon request.