What is psycho-educational testing?
Psycho-educational testing provides information on a students strengths and weaknesses. The combination of assessments allows the specialist to understand why a student is having difficulties in a subject or in an academic setting. Complete psyho-educational testing involves the following: Ability (IQ, verbal and performance intelligence and abilities), Processing (how a student learns). Perception (how a student takes information into the brain). Memory (short-term, long-term, sequential). Attention (deficits, focus difficulties, distractibility) and a students academic subjects as compared to others the same age and grade nationally. How will results of the testing be communicated to me? A two-hour meeting will be scheduled in which the results from the testing will be discussed and a written comprehensive report will be provided. The report will contain detailed results of the testing and what they mean, how the results affect the students success in school and a description of the
