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GAYLE ZIEMAN, Ph.D.
Child and School Psychologist
Girard-Indian School Professional Building
2741 Indian School Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505.255.6002
EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS
For Reading, Writing, Math, and Attentional Problems
With Children and Adolescents (ages 5 to 15)
Psychologist Background
Dr. Zieman took his masters degree in School Psychology with a concentration
in reading disorders. Dr. Zieman also comes from a family with many
learning and school problems. As a high school and college student he was a tutor
in a public elementary school and a family member attending school special education meetings.
The Assessment Process
Evaluations are comprehensive and designed
to give a thorough assessment of
cognitive functioning, academic skills, and information processing abilities which are
important to school success. Each evaluation ends with a discussion of
recommendations regarding remedial efforts to undertake (in and outside the classroom),
supplemental support ideas, and coping strategies. While each evaluation is significantly
customized, the typical evaluation consists of:
- The family is sent a packet of history forms and rating scales to complete
before the initial office meeting. Included are materials for teachers to
complete and mail back.
- Office appointments begin with a parent interview to learn the specific needs.
- A review is done of past evaluations, report cards, and samples of current school work.
- An individual intelligence test is administered (consisting of 10 or more
subtests) to establish baseline functioning for skills in many daily life areas.
- Specific Information Processing/Neuropsychological skills important to
academic success are tested, including:
- visual perception
- visual-motor integration (important for handwriting and neatness of work)
- visual working memory (important in spelling and reading sight words)
- auditory working memory (important in phonics and following oral directions)
- Focused testing is done to assess:
- phonetic reading and spelling skills
- visual/sight word reading and spelling
- oral reading and reading fluency
- reading comprehension
- phonetic versus nonphonetic spelling
- written expression (including writing mechanics such as punctuation)
- handwriting and spacing/ neatness of written work
- understanding of mathematical concepts
- arithmetic computational skills
- Screening is done for common overlapping problems such as problems with
attention and difficulties with fine and gross motor skills.
- The results are interpreted with an emphasis on
discussing recommendations regarding remedial efforts to undertake (in and outside the
classroom), supplemental support ideas, and coping strategies.
- A full written report (5-7 pages) is provided giving the test scores, conclusions,
and recommendations.
Evaluations involve testing in two multi-hour sessions plus an interpretation
session with parents to discuss the results and recommendations.
Fees
Evaluation costs, inclusive of all assessment with report and interpretation
session, begin at $875 for 5 year olds. For each additional year of age up
throug age 15, add $75. For example, the cost for an 8 year old is $1100
Fees are subject to New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax.
MasterCard, Discover and VISA are accepted. Medical or healthcare
insurers DO NOT PAY for educational evaluations.
There is a 20 % cancellation fee for appointments missed or cancelled with less than
24 business hours for 1 hour appointments and with less than 48 business hours for
appointments longer than 1 hour. (Saturday and Sunday do not count as business hours.)
All information effective as of 1 February 2011.
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