Services
Turning Points Educational Solutions provides services for clients ages three through adulthood with all types of learning and social-emotional needs.
- School Neuropsychological Assessments
- Psycho-educational Assessments
- Autism Assessments
- IQ/gifted and Twice Exceptional/2E Assessments
- Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE’s)
- Advocacy/Consultation
- Educational Therapy/Specialized Tutoring
- Executive Functioning Coaching
- College Advising
- Assistive Technology Evaluations
Assessment
The following assessments are provided; psycho-educational, school neuropsychological, autism, and IQ/gifted testing. Observations might also be completed as a part of the assessment process and a diagnosis can be provided. Areas for which we assess and diagnose include: ADHD; Autism; Social Communication Disorder; forms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders; Language Disorder; Developmental Coordination Disorder; Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in: reading/dyslexia, mathematics/dyscalculia, and written expression/dysgraphia; etc.
Educational Therapy/Executive Functioning Coaching
Our Educational Therapy services focus on reading decoding/fluency, comprehension, spelling, math, written expression, executive functioning, working memory, social cognition, and test anxiety. We use programs such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Barton, Visualizing and Verbalizing (V&V), Structured Word Inquiry, Making Math Real, Multisensory Math, Handwriting Without Tears, Zones of Regulation, a variety of executive functioning strategies/curriculum, and social thinking curriculum as well as a many other interventions to address the underlying aspects of learning differences. We teach students to study and learn in the ways that work best for them while remediating areas of difficulty.
Educational Consultation
Educational consultation addresses questions about learning needs, school placement, specific services, interventions, and navigating school systems/procedures. Consultation can help determine if assessment is necessary or when it might be most beneficial. Consultative services can include a review of previous assessments and school records (including 504 plans and IEPs) to determine which school and private interventions would be most effective. Through consultation, we can also address questions about such educational options as specialized schools, private schools, non-public schools, and public school services.
Advocacy
We can attend school SST, 504/accommodation plan, and IEP meetings to present assessment information. We can also provide ongoing advocacy services for clients.
Why seek a private assessment?
Public school assessments identify significant learning disabilities and determine eligibility for Special Education services. Services are then provided based on what a student needs in order to make “appropriate” academic progress, not necessarily as much progress as their capabilities allow. Those evaluations typically do not include recommendations for private interventions because then the school district will be obligated to pay for those interventions.
A private assessment will provide a comprehensive picture of both strengths and challenges in all areas of learning. Even mild learning differences are identified and a diagnosis can be provided, if applicable and needed. The private evaluations provided at Turning Points Educational Solutions also include individualized recommendations for school services/accommodations as well as private and home-based interventions, and who provides those services in your area. Assessment information is used to identify the most beneficial and cost-effective researched-based interventions so that individuals are able to make optimal growth and progress in their learning as well as other aspects of their lives.