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Combined
Developmental, Neuropsychological and Educational Assessment
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A combined developmental,
neuropsychological and psycho-
educational assessment conducted by
Dr. B. Gindis is recommended for a
child, exhibiting symptoms
of certain
cognitive impairments (memory,
attention, comprehension, language
issues), behavioral problems or
emotional disturbance, the nature of
which needs to be understood to
develop a comprehensive remedial
program for this child. Our multifaceted
assessment includes developmental,
neuropsychological and psycho-
educational evaluation components; it establishes the diagnosis
and provides detailed analysis of the neurological impairment
in question as well as remedial programming and school-related
educational recommendations for your child.
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In such cases the child
may typically live in the adoptive family for several years
already, has completely lost the native language and speaks
fluent English, demonstrates significant issues in varies
psychological domains, continues to lag behind developmentally
or exhibits difficulties with specific cognitive and educational
tasks. At this point these problems cannot be explained
any longer within typical "The child needs to learn
more English" approach; the real neurological roots
of the issues must be found to address them and find the
ways to compensate for them.
In certain complex cases
of neurological impairment (typically, physical traumas
in accidents) a team of two most experienced psychologists
Dr.
Elkhonon Goldberg and
Dr.
Boris Gindis is available
to combine their efforts to work with you and your child
to determine the roots of the impairment and to develop
the best remedial program for the child at school and outside
of it.
Expected outcomes
of the assessments (recommendations for programming and
services):
- Educational classification
(a designation of existing educational handicapping condition(s),
according to current special education legislation), if
needed.
- Appropriate school
placement (a rational for general versus special,
public versus private, specialized versus mainstreamed
placement, etc.).
- Defined level
of instruction (grade level for the core academic
subjects).
- School-based supportive
services (specific services with the ratio, frequency
and group size recommendations).
- Classroom accommodations
(specific to disability and needs).
- Test taking modifications
(specific to disability and needs).
- Promotional criteria
(based on the current and expected level of functioning).
- Extended school
year (ESY) option, if needed.
- Proper teaching
and remedial methodology (this is the most important
part, in essence, the core of recommendations with the
specific teaching/remedial methodology, aimed at individual
educational needs).
- Behavior modification
program, designed for specific targeted behaviors,
if needed.
- Disability manifestation
determination clause, if needed.
- Program modifications
and support for school personnel (regarding internationally
adopted children and the specificity of their educational
needs).
Call
the office for the details of this service
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Helpful information
about the neuropsychological assessment
and preparation for it
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