Explore multiple areas
Assessment may cover learning, executive functions, literacy, cognitive development, social skills, self-regulation and social-emotional development.
Psychoeducational assessment:
a comprehensive view.
Mathew conducts a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment that explores several areas of development, including learning, executive functions, literacy, cognitive and social-emotional development. Depending on the goals of the assessment and family preferences, tools with or without diagnostic value may be used. Findings help identify strengths, needs and appropriate supports.
The learner holds the helm.
Water is context. Currents are development and conditions. The map is made together.How we work
Understand the profile to guide support.
The assessment considers each child within their family, school and everyday context. Mathew discusses priorities and next steps with the family and can help coordinate complementary support when needed.
Select appropriate tools
Assessment tools and procedures are selected around the family’s questions, agreed goals and the learner’s profile. Depending on the case, tools with or without diagnostic value may be used.
Plan support together
Mathew explains the findings and agrees on practical priorities with the family. If additional support or complementary therapies are needed, AWÁ can help coordinate with experienced external professionals across specialties and, when appropriate, the school.
Clear answers for families
How AWÁ supports children’s learning
See how AWÁ considers each learner’s strengths, needs and context to build support with families and schools.
What areas are included in a comprehensive assessment?
It may explore learning, executive functions, literacy, cognitive development, social skills, self-regulation and social-emotional development. The assessment is tailored to each child and the family’s questions.
Which assessment tools are used?
Tools and procedures are selected around the agreed goals and family preferences. Depending on the case, they may have diagnostic value or be used to understand the learner’s profile without a diagnostic purpose, alongside interviews, observation and relevant background information.
What does the family receive after the assessment?
Mathew explains the findings clearly, including strengths, needs and recommended supports. Together, they agree on next steps. If additional support is needed, AWÁ can help connect and coordinate the family with external professionals across specialties and, when appropriate, the school.
How can Mathew support a child on the autism spectrum?
Assessment can help clarify the learner’s profile and guide a comprehensive plan that may include social-emotional skills, self-regulation, relationships, independence and learning, in collaboration with the family and, when appropriate, the school.
Where is this support available?
In Tamarindo and Cabo Velas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
A shared next step
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