Does My Child Need a Cognitive or Educational Assessment?

This simple screening tool can be helpful for parents or guardians to understand whether your child may need a cognitive assessment. Please answer all the questions to the best of your ability, based on your observations of the child and any reports you have received from teachers or educators.

Disclaimer: This tool is used for the purposes of screening only, and is not a replacement for a diagnosis or consultation with a health professional.

Section 1: Reading Skills

In this section, we explore whether your child may have difficulty with their reading skills. Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

1. Does your child often guess or skip words when reading?

Yes No

2. Do they read slowly or avoid reading out loud?

Yes No

3. Do they find it hard to understand what they’ve just read, even if they can say the words correctly?

Yes No

Section 2: Writing Skills

In this section, we explore whether your child may have difficulty with their writing skills. Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

4. Does your child avoid writing tasks or say they’re “not good at writing”?

Yes No

5. Do they make frequent spelling mistakes, even with simple or familiar words?

Yes No

6. Do they find it hard to turn their ideas into clear sentences when writing?

Yes No

Section 3: Maths

In this section, we explore whether your child may have difficulty with the mathematics. Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

7. Do they struggle to remember basic maths facts, like number bonds or times tables?

Yes No

8. Do they take longer than classmates to solve simple maths problems?

Yes No

9. Do they get confused when trying to work through worded problems or multi-step tasks?

Yes No

Section 4: Learning Signs

In this section, we explore whether your child displays signs of learning difficulties. Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

10. Has your child needed extra help or tutoring in reading, writing, or maths?

Yes No

11. Even with effort, do they still find it hard to keep up with the class?

Yes No

12. Have teachers shared concerns about your child’s learning or progress?

Yes No

Section 5: Learning Opportunities & Support

In this section, we explore whether your child has accessed evidence-based, learning supports already and whether those difficulties persist. Learning supports may include:

Speech pathology
Small group intervention at school
Private tutoring

Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

13. Has your child received at least 6 months of structured, evidence-based intervention?

Does My Child Need a Cognitive or Educational Assessment?

Section 1: Reading Skills

Section 2: Writing Skills

Section 3: Maths

Section 4: Learning Signs

Section 5: Learning Opportunities & Support

Your Screening Results

Reading Skills:

Writing Skills:

Maths:

Learning Signs:

Learning Opportunities & Support:

Results Summary & Recommendations

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