IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT ⬇⬇ LEARNING SOLUTIONS
READING • DYSLEXIA • MATH
COGNITIVE ABILITIES SCREENING
RICK MASON, MA EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST, READING SPE
READING ASSESSMENT / DYSLEXIA SCREENING
- Understand why your child is struggling to read or comprehend
- Identify the specific skills they need to acquire
- Find your child's best path to acquiring grade-level skills
MATH ASSESSMENT
- Identifies the foundational skills, information, concepts, and reasoning your child needs to succeed at grade-level.
- Recommends the approaches--best suited for your child's needs and learning style--to help them catch up, then continue to learn with their class.
COGNITIVE SCREENING
- Identifies how your child's learning is impacted by their memory, reasoning, attention, and their speed or efficiency while processing information.
- Recommends how you and your child can work positively with their profile of learning strengths and any relative weaknesses.
PLANNING & GUIDANCE:
- In-person and in a written report, I explain, interpret, and provide perspective for all assessment data, especially in terms of classroom learning for your child.
- I recommend both research-validated instructional approaches and the providers to match your child's specific learning needs, as well as your family's resources.
Hello! I'm Rick Mason, Educational Therapist
For over 3 decades I've used state-of-the-art academic and cognitive assessment data to help students and parents understand the learning challenges they face, then guide them to lasting solutions...even when special classes and tutoring have not helped enough.
After gathering background from parents and teachers, I review any prior assessments and school reports before working directly with students to identify their exact needs, the abilities they bring to learning, and the specific approaches that will help them catch up to, and often exceed, grade level expectations.
I've taught hundreds of K-12 students who struggled with dyslexia, attention deficits, spelling, math, memory issues, and processing weaknesses. While I no longer teach directly, I am committed to helping families understand why their child is struggling, what they need for more success, and how to get exactly what they need as efficiently and affordably as possible.
READING ASSESSMENT / DYSLEXIA SCREENINGs
- The Feifer Assessment of Reading assesses up to 15 academic and cognitive abilities that form the basis of successful reading.
- The test is highly regarded, vaildated, and sophisticated in its approach to identifying reading disorders. It reliably screens for dyslexia as well as explains what is causing your child's difficulty acquiring reading skills.
MATH ASSESSMENT
- My math assessments identify gaps in foundational skills and concepts by looking deeper than just right or wrong answers.
- I analyze how your child is reasoning with numbers and how language, memory, attention, confused concepts, or inefficient strategies may be impacting your child's learning and practice of math.
COSTS / BENEFITS
My assessments are a fraction of the cost of neuro-psych evaluations. They are far more comprehensive and useful than tutors or teachers will provide you.
My fees are typical of hourly rates charged by Educational Therapists for lessons in the Bay Area. My reading and math evaluations / reports are generally more thorough than you'd find in a neuro-psych eval with more extensive and specific recommendations.
My cognitive screenings are less comprehensive than a neuro-psychologist provides you. If a neuro-psych will better serve your child's more-complex needs, I will gladly refer you.
My goals are to:
1) understand why your child is struggling
2) give you a plan and guidance to meet your
child's individual needs and learning style.
3) provide affordable, in-depth assessment