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Long Assessment · $1,290

Long Assessment

The Long Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of both language and literacy for school-aged children, for when both need a detailed look or the picture is complex.

  • A dual focus on language and literacy
  • Complex assessments for school-aged children
  • Reading, spelling and writing, including dyslexia
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What It Covers

The Areas A Long Assessment Looks At

Reading is a complex process that draws on many skills, so the Long Assessment looks at language and at each of the skills reading depends on.

  • Receptive and expressive language

    How your child understands and uses language, including vocabulary, inferencing and understanding stories, which reading comprehension relies on.

  • The skills under reading

    Phonological awareness, phonological memory, working memory and rapid naming: the processes a breakdown in reading can come from.

  • How your child reads

    Reading rate, accuracy and comprehension: how smoothly, accurately and meaningfully your child reads.

  • Spelling and writing

    How your child spells and writes, alongside what you and the school have noticed.

Fee

Assessment And Therapy Fees

If therapy is recommended after the assessment, sessions are charged separately.

Assessment

Long Assessment

Comprehensive evaluation of both language and literacy for school-aged children

$1,290

If therapy follows

  • $193

    Treatment Session

    Per 45-minute session + administration

Medicare rebates are available with a GP referral. Private health and NDIS (self-managed or plan-managed) can also apply. See full pricing

After The Assessment

What Happens Next

  1. Findings and a plan

    Dr Lauren talks you through what the assessment showed and discusses the best plan for your child.

  2. Therapy, if recommended

    Therapy sessions are $193 per 45-minute session plus administration, held online by secure video.

  3. A rhythm that suits your child

    Sessions typically range from weekly to fortnightly, depending on your child's needs.

  4. Ongoing review

    Progress is tracked and the plan is adjusted as your child develops.

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Questions Parents Ask

Answers Before You Apply

Why does a language and literacy assessment take longer?

Reading depends on many processes, and a difficulty in any of them can affect reading. Children who have difficulty with more than one, such as phonological awareness and rapid naming, can find reading harder still, so each needs to be looked at.

Long or mid-length assessment?

Where language and literacy both need a detailed look, the Long Assessment covers both. If one area is the main concern, the Mid-Length Assessment may be enough. Dr Lauren will recommend the right level once she understands your concerns.

Can I claim the cost?

Medicare rebates are available with a valid referral from your GP. Private health and NDIS (self-managed or plan-managed) can also apply.

Related Therapy

Where This Assessment Often Leads

Other Assessments

Not Sure This Is The Right Level?

Dr Lauren will recommend the most appropriate assessment once she understands your concerns.

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