The assessment day
Please read this a few days before the assessment day
Dear parents,
We have planned an assessment day for your child. I will usually test children from 9AM till noon (with some breaks of course whenever needed).
Below you find some general information about the preparation for the testing day.
For assessments by Internet, at school or in my practice: Make sure your child has a good night’s sleep and decent breakfast before the testing and also that he/she is in good physical health when it is tested. If your child wears glasses or a hearing aid or any other device, make sure to have them at hand. If your child is on medication (such as Ritalin, Concerta or other medication) check with me beforehand about coordinating dosage time with testing.
For assessments by Internet you need a (tablet) computer (with minimum size of around 23 centimetre /9 inches) and a good internet connection. The child cannot use a mobile phone for an assessment. A quiet area to work is required so that the child has privacy and can work without distractions. An adult has to stay around to troubleshoot in case of a problem, to hand over materials and sometimes to videotape the child while doing a task. Please let the child also have some scrap papers and pens/pencils at hand.
When applicable: some tests will be administered on-site by an onsite assistant.
I will send you a link by e-mail that you can click on to connect just before the meeting.
What to tell your child about the evaluation depends on age and how much he or she can understand. Be simple and brief and relate your explanation to a problem that your child knows about such as “trouble with spelling,” “problems following directions,” “hard to make friends,” or “feeling upset”. Tell the child that it will be asked to answer some questions, do some puzzles and write or draw things. Reassure a worried child that testing involves no “shots” and avoid any use of “doctor”. Tell your child that we are trying to understand his or her problem to make things better. You may also tell the child that “nobody gets every question right,” and that the important thing is to “try your best.” I will further explain the procedure to your child before our test session . Most children find the (neuro)psychological evaluation interesting and even enjoyable.
Please let me know beforehand if you have any further questions.
“If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada
Dear parents,
We have planned an assessment day for your child. I will usually test children from 9AM till noon (with some breaks of course whenever needed).
Below you find some general information about the preparation for the testing day.
For assessments by Internet, at school or in my practice: Make sure your child has a good night’s sleep and decent breakfast before the testing and also that he/she is in good physical health when it is tested. If your child wears glasses or a hearing aid or any other device, make sure to have them at hand. If your child is on medication (such as Ritalin, Concerta or other medication) check with me beforehand about coordinating dosage time with testing.
For assessments by Internet you need a (tablet) computer (with minimum size of around 23 centimetre /9 inches) and a good internet connection. The child cannot use a mobile phone for an assessment. A quiet area to work is required so that the child has privacy and can work without distractions. An adult has to stay around to troubleshoot in case of a problem, to hand over materials and sometimes to videotape the child while doing a task. Please let the child also have some scrap papers and pens/pencils at hand.
When applicable: some tests will be administered on-site by an onsite assistant.
I will send you a link by e-mail that you can click on to connect just before the meeting.
What to tell your child about the evaluation depends on age and how much he or she can understand. Be simple and brief and relate your explanation to a problem that your child knows about such as “trouble with spelling,” “problems following directions,” “hard to make friends,” or “feeling upset”. Tell the child that it will be asked to answer some questions, do some puzzles and write or draw things. Reassure a worried child that testing involves no “shots” and avoid any use of “doctor”. Tell your child that we are trying to understand his or her problem to make things better. You may also tell the child that “nobody gets every question right,” and that the important thing is to “try your best.” I will further explain the procedure to your child before our test session . Most children find the (neuro)psychological evaluation interesting and even enjoyable.
Please let me know beforehand if you have any further questions.
“If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada
