“Giftedness is exceptional potential and/or performance across a wide range of abilities in one or more of the following areas: general intelligence, specific academic, creative thinking, social, musical, artistic, and kinesthetic.”

(Alberta Education)

A Gifted Assessment is done as part of the process for having your child apply to a gifted education program. This assessment typically only examines how your child is developing in the cognitive processes that underlie learning, such as language processing, phonological processing, working memory, visual spatial process, etc.

Gifted programs are offered in various settings: Westmount Charter School, The CBE Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, and more.

Some gifted programs may also require an assessment of how your child is developing in their academic skills, such as reading, writing, math, and language skills. We suggest you look into which assessments are required for the programs that you are considering.

Duration: 2-4 weeks from Initial Intake to Final Debrief

Process:

- Initial Intake with parents (1 hour)

- One assessment session (up to 3 hours) with your child. If your child also requires academic testing, we will need an additional session.

- Sessions usually take place during the school day, but the benefit of having the assessment process done and the detailed information you get about your child greatly makes-up for time missed at school.

- Final Debrief session (2 hours)

Many private and employer benefit plans provide coverage for psychological services. It is recommended that parents/clients discuss their coverage with their insurer to determine whether services will be covered. Any costs for such services as psycho-educational assessments, counselling, or consultation that are not reimbursed through insurance may be claimed as a medical expense upon completing your income tax.

We don’t want costs to be a barrier to your child getting help. Contact Tanya to discuss your options.