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The Background to Having Your Child Assessed
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About this talk: An insight into why a child should be assessed; what use an assessment can be; the background information required for an assessment; and an overview of what assessments entail.
About the speaker: With over 40 years experience Veronica has been undertaking private assessments since 1996 and during this time has advised around 2,000 families. From 1998-2001 she was the Consultant Psychologist at Fairley House School (catering for pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties). Between 1988 and 1996 Veronica worked as an Educational Psychologist for two of London's Local Education Authorities. Before becoming an Educational Psychologist, Veronica taught in both mainstream and special schools. The latter catered for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties and pupils with serious physical disabilities.
Talk Topics - Dyscalculia - Dyslexia - Dyspraxia - Organisation / Attention
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Key questions covered in this talk:
Should my child be assessed?
What do assessments achieve and what are they used for? (Defining the problem; identifying underlying difficulties; finding solutions)
What background information is relevant for assessments?
What does the assessment entail?
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