Ages 6-16: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fifth Edition (WISC-V)
Ages 2-7: Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV)
These assessments may be used to:
- Diagnose Intellectual Disability in children
- Better understand a child’s learning style and areas of challenge and to provide recommendations and strategies to support both within the home and school environments
- Qualify and advocate for specific programs or classroom supports such as Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD)
- Assess for giftedness to qualify for programs for gifted children
- Social-emotional-behavioural. assessments:
Ages 3-16: Behavioural Assessment System for Children Third Edition (BASC-3)
This assessment may be used to:
- Support qualification for Program Unit Funding (PUF) for Early Education programming
- Diagnose childhood disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Anxiety, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Better understand a child’s social-emotional-behavioural needs and to provide recommendations and strategies for both home and school environments