Psychoeducational evaluations are conducted for students who are struggling in school. These evaluations are used to identify learning disabilities, social or emotional problems, or attention disorders. There is considerable overlap in the symptoms of various conditions and the evaluation process includes both “ruling in” and “ruling out” of diagnoses.

A comprehensive evaluation provides important information about strengths and weaknesses in an individual's learning style. This information is then used as a guide for making recommendations about parenting and teaching techniques, remediation, and compensatory strategies that will be most effective for the student.

Psychoeducational evaluations are also used to facilitate the determination of the individual’s eligibility for services or accommodations in school, or accommodations for standardized testing, such as the SAT, ACT, or Advanced Placement (AP) exams. In addition to obtained findings, the resulting report will include information (provided by the parent and, with permission, by the school) to document any earlier diagnoses, the history of accommodations and services provided by the school, and other information necessary for the process of applying for additional support.
Psychoeducational evaluation includes assessment of the following:

1. Cognitive ability (i.e., IQ test);

2. Specific cognitive processes (e.g., language, visual processing, reasoning, memory, graphomotor or handwriting skills, speed of information processing, and attention);

3. Academic skills (e.g., reading, math, written language); and,

4. Emotional and behavioral functioning.