Assessments
Clarity. Understanding. Growth.
Using standardized testing measures, psychoeducational assessments help uncover the story behind your child’s learning and behaviour.
Whether you are seeking a gifted assessment for GATE program or Westmount placement, securing PUF or FSCD funding, or looking for clarity around ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, social–emotional needs, or behavioural difficulties, an assessment helps establish the supportive framework your child needs. With deeper understanding and the right recommendations, your child can navigate their world with confidence and feel empowered in their daily life.
CBE Gifted Application Dates & Requirements
Westmount Charter School — 2026/27 Entry • K–Grade 4 Applications Due: November 28, 2025 (9:00 AM) • Recommended Testing Window: August → mid-November 2025 • Grades 5–12 Applications Due: January 30, 2026 (4:00 PM) • Recommended Testing Window: October 2025 → Mid-January 2026 • Testing required: Cognitive (IQ) testing CBE GATE Program — 2026/27 Entry • Application Deadline: February 2026 • Testing Required: IQ + Academic Achievement • Placement Decisions: Mid-March 2026 • Cognitive (IQ) + Academic Achievement testing
Psychoeducational, Learning Disability & Gifted Assessments
Cognitive & IQ Testing
Cognitive assessment provides a detailed evaluation of a child’s FSIQ, reasoning abilities, working memory, verbal and visual-spatial skills, processing speed, and executive functioning. These core mental processes are essential for success in school learning, problem-solving, emotional regulation, and daily functioning.
We administer standardized measures, including the WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WAIS-IV, DAS-II, and KBIT-2, to accurately identify strengths, developmental concerns, giftedness, learning needs, ADHD-related challenges, and overall cognitive functioning.
Academic Skills
Academic assessment evaluates key learning domains including reading accuracy and fluency, written expression, spelling, mathematical reasoning, calculation skills, and phonological processing. These skills form the basis of a child’s success in the classroom and help determine the most effective school accommodations, intervention plans, and individualized supports.
Standardized measures administered include the WIAT-III, KTEA-3, and WJ-IV Achievement, which provide a comprehensive profile of learning strengths, specific learning disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), academic delays, gifted learning needs, and areas requiring targeted support.
Behaviour & Emotional Health
Behavioural and emotional assessments provide a comprehensive understanding of a child’s mood, behaviour patterns, social-emotional functioning, self-regulation, and everyday adaptive skills. These evaluations help clarify concerns such as anxiety, depression, behaviour difficulties, autism-related social differences, emotional regulation challenges, and peer or school-based struggles. They also guide evidence-based recommendations for therapy, school supports, and home strategies.
Standardized measures include the BASC-3, Vineland-3, ABAS-3, and RCMAS-2, offering detailed insights into how a child is coping across settings and what supports will best promote their well-being.
ADHD Assessment & Diagnosis
An evaluation of symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, executive functioning difficulties, and self-regulation to determine whether a child meets criteria for ADHD. The assessment helps differentiate ADHD from learning disabilities, anxiety, giftedness, autism, and emotional concerns, ensuring an accurate diagnosis and targeted support.
Testing measures include the Conners-4, CPT-3, BRIEF-2, and NEPSY-II, providing data on attention, working memory, and executive skills.
Reports include clear, actionable home routines and Calgary Board of Education supported recommendations for school, college and universtity accommodations, classroom strategies, Individual Program Plans (IPP).
Neuropsychological Assesments
Autism & Developmental
Autism assessments provide a comprehensive understanding of a child’s social communication skills, sensory patterns, play behaviours, adaptive functioning, and developmental profile. These evaluations help determine whether a child meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and clarify strengths, challenges, and support needs across home, school, and community settings.
Standardized meaures administered include the ADOS-2, CARS-2, and SRS-2, offering reliable data to guide diagnosis, intervention planning, and educational advocacy.
Our assessments are accepted to assess eligibilty for, and support to secure, FSCD (Family Support for Children) and PUF (Program Unit Funding) funding for children preparing for kindergarten.
Memory & Processing
Memory and processing assessments evaluate short-term and working memory, processing speed, visual-motor integration, problem-solving efficiency, and information-handling skills. These processes are essential for learning, attention, classroom performance, and daily functioning.
Standardized measures administered include the NEPSY-II, WRAML-3, Beery VMI, and DTVP-3, which help identify processing weaknesses, visual-motor challenges, developmental concerns, and neurocognitive strengths.
A Structured Roadmap to Insight, Diagnosis, and Support
1. Initial Clinical Consultation
We begin with a focused parent meeting to review concerns, developmental history, school performance, and establish the desired goals of the assessment and support framework.
2. Standardized Testing Sessions
Your child completes selected standardized testing measures for cognitive, academic, attention, behavioural, and social-emotional assessments based on the clinical assesment of the child's presentation and the outcome of the parent consultation. Depending on the measure, this can take anywhere between an hour long session to multiple hours over a few sessions.
3. Scoring & Clinical Interpretation
All data is scored and analyzed using best-practice guidelines to identify learning strengths, skill gaps, ADHD or autism indicators, and developmental patterns.
4. Report Preparation
You receive a comprehensive, easy-to-understand clinical report with diagnostic impressions and clear school and home recommendations.
5. Feedback & Results Review
We review results together, explain findings in plain language, answer questions, and provide a tailored support plan for your child.
6. Follow-Up & Support
Families receive guidance on next steps, school collaboration, referrals, IPP development and psychoterapy options.
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