Assessment
Intake assessment
Each student undergoes a content specific evaluation to assess the student’s independent level of reading comprehension, a word reading assessment to determine the level of the child’s phonetic knowledge, a general math assessment, and a spelling assessment as a part of the first one or two tutoring sessions. This information gives the Director an idea of the basic skills that might be missing and helps to focus the tutoring on the specific needs of each child. There is no additional charge for this level of assessment. During the year, the tutors will use the CompassLearning tool to assess progress and to identify student materials. Knowing what your child knows and can do makes all the difference!
During the year, the tutors will use the CompassLearning tool to assess progress and to find student need-specific materials. Knowing what your child knows and can do makes all the difference!
Comprehensive Assessment
People learn most effectively when both the teaching methods and the learning environment are matched to the specific strengths and needs of the learner. To identify those strengths, we offer a comprehensive assessment that is administered in several sessions over a total of 5 hours. This assessment is designed to identify:
- Academic strengths and needs
- Preferred learning style
- Ability to focus
- General learning strengths
This assessment is for the child who, for some reason, is not doing as well in school as one would expect. It helps to identify or rule out major learning disabilities and helps us to personalize the tutoring to the strengths of each child.
Cost for the five hour comprehensive assessment package: K-8 = $250