Educational Evaluations

Three different evaluations are offered in addition to partial testing designed to meet specific needs (such as updated achievement for end-of-the-year testing or assessing progress in specific areas). The following basic formats are offered:

Comprehensive Evaluation includes the tests required by many public and private schools. The evaluation includes two batteries of tests administered by Dr. Rooney. 

The first component evaluates information processing abilities such as listening, reasoning, visual processing, auditory processing and memory. The second component focuses on achievement and measures skills in reading (knowledge of phonics, real word identification, vocabulary, reading comprehension (short and longer passages, oral reading and silent reading), spelling, writing and mathematics.

This assessment is designed to evaluate any patterns related to attention or cognitive processing that can affect learning or academic performance. This assessment takes approximately 4 hours to administer; a feedback session and complete report are included. The testing is viewed as a process rather than a one-time event so additional questions after the feedback will be answered by phone at no additional charge. School visits will be charged as a separate fee. The fee for the Comprehensive Evaluations is $975.

Diagnostic/Prescriptive Assessment is an abbreviated evaluation that is designed to provide information to guide educational planning, but does not include all the subtests required for formal identification for special services or accommodations by a school or testing agency. This evaluation is designed to enable Dr. Rooney to make appropriate recommendations, and is recommended for individuals who have a current evaluation that was not administered by her, but who need assistance planning educational intervention. The fee for the Diagnostic-Prescriptive Assessment is $700.

Preschool/Kindergarten Assessment (ages 4 or 5) is designed to assess cognitive abilities and early skill development to assist in making decisions to guide early intervention planning. The subtests that are early predictors of reading disability or attention problems are administered to provide data to plan remediation in the context of prevention. The fee for the Comprehensive Evaluations is $500.