a school psychologist is…

a professional trained in assessment, statistics, and measurement, and can complete a full assessment of your child to determine eligibility for special education. A full neuropsychological evaluation should include a test of ability (IQ), behavior, memory, and achievement. They interpret testing results and help set up a plan that works for your child. That plan is then up to an educator, either in the field of special or regular education, to deliver.

but an educational psychologist is…

a professional also trained in assessment, statistics, and measurement and can complete a psychoeducational evaluation of a student. A psychoeducational evaluation consists primarily of achievement testing, but also includes language, memory, behavior. Achievement testing demonstrates a student’s current level of achievement relative to peers of the same age and identifies areas of academic strength and weakness.

Educational psychologists use testing information not just to identify academic strengths but also deficits in memory, auditory, visual, and motor processing. Then they develop individualized programs to treat the areas of cognitive vulnerability including: thinking, memory, problem-solving, visual and auditory perception, language and self-regulation.

An educational psychologist is also highly trained in HOW STUDENTS LEARN. They study the social, emotional, and cognitive processes involved in learning and apply their findings to improve the learning process. Their goal is to teach students HOW TO LEARN.

I specialize in the academic, cognitive, emotional and perceptual development of students with specific learning challenges such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and executive functioning challenges.