Cognitive assessments, also commonly called intelligence tests, help assess the ability of a child or adolescent to learn and also identifies their cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
These tests are administrated by a trained psychologist and assess various areas of cognitive capacity, like memory, verbal comprehension, processing speed or reasoning skills.
Learning assessments can be combined with cognitive assessments to help identify whether any learning difficulties are present. Learning assessments take two hours to complete and may be done over two sessions if the child struggles with attention and concentration.
The results of the cognitive assessments and learning assessments can be used in combination with other background information to develop individualised learning plans and interventions.