We use a mixture of formal and informal assessment tools to examine a child’s speech development, their receptive, and expressive language skills and social communication competence. The report may also cover analysis of their phonological awareness.

The speech and language therapist will gather information regarding every area of language development, including vocabulary knowledge, word finding, auditory memory, syntax, and language composition, in order to build a profile of a child’s current speech and language competence and they will seek to identify any gaps or delays within the development of these skills.

This provides a holistic picture of a child’s abilities using a variety of formal, standardised, and non-standardised assessments, clinical observations, and by gathering pertinent background and developmental information.

The assessment will better understand a child’s ability to participate in daily activities such as self-care tasks, classroom work, social interactions, and play. The assessment includes evaluating gross and fine motor skills, and any underlying areas which may be having an impact on these skills, including sensory processing.  Visual motor integration and visual perception are assessed too.

An in-depth assessment of handwriting is also completed and how difficulties in this area may be having a functional impact in the classroom. Sensory regulation and how this affects concentration and emotional regulation is analysed, organisation and executive function skills. 

The assessment covers a number of verbal and non-verbal tests which can identify areas of strength and weakness, as well as general cognitive ability.  It will also measure your child’s working memory and processing speed as well as test their reading, reading comprehension, spelling, handwriting and written maths