If you are concerned that your child is having difficulty with reading, spelling, writing or maths, can’t concentrate in class, concerned they may have a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or underlying ADHD, or perhaps you wonder if your child is gifted, the Goodsir Assessment team are here to help.
Fill out our Prebooking Form for a free Assessment Plan recommendation and quote from Goodsir Assessment.
Tailored psychometric, educational and diagnostic assessments designed to identify cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses and determine the best way forward.
At Goodsir Assessment we start with the Standard Psychometric Assessment that gives a comprehensive picture of your child’s cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses. This assessment includes tests such as the WISC-V (cognitive/IQ assessment) and WIAT-III Reading and Spelling subtests. Areas assessed include:
Based on the information you provide on our Prebooking Form, Goodsir Assessment will recommend additional testing that may be needed in order to fully address your concerns. This may include assessments that cover:
Experienced psychologists dedicated to supporting your child.
Our psychologists offer a range of high quality yet affordable Educational Psychology assessments at our clinic in Pennant Hills. All of our psychologists have several decades of experience in the assessment of cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses, learning difficulties, giftedness, ADHD, and other neurodivergence. The result of your child’s assessment is a comprehensive report that details their cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses, seeks to address all of your concerns, answer any questions you may have, and provide recommendations to help you and your child move forward.
Emma Goodsir is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with over 30 years’ experience in the assessment of children and adolescents including over 20 years in private practice and 18 years as a school psychologist.
Amelia is a psychologist with a Masters Degree in Health Science (Child and Adolescent Health), and has over 15 years’ experience supporting children, adolescents and families in both private practice settings and as a school psychologist.
Louise is our wonderful Practice Manager and likely to be your first point of contact at Goodsir Assessment.
Louise can help you with any questions you may have about seeing one of our psychologists for an assessment and will assist you in finding an appropriate appointment time for your child.
We believe that all families should be able to access Educational Psychology and our reduced fees reflect this.
Fill out our Prebooking Form for a free and no obligation Assessment Plan recommendation and Quote from Goodsir Assessment.
373 Pennant Hills Rd,
Pennant Hills NSW 2120
Our clinic is conveniently located in Pennant Hills, easily accessible for families across the Hills District and Northern Sydney.
Goodsir Assessment is based in Pennant Hills on Pennant Hills Road.
Assessments are by appointment only. Please fill in our Prebooking Form to receive your quote in order to book in your child’s assessment.
Please fill in our Prebooking Form to begin the process of booking your Educational Psychologist Assessment.
Goodsir Assessment will recommend an Assessment Plan and Quote based on your concerns and once you are happy with this you can call our Practice Manager to book your child’s appointment.
We deliberately keep our prices as affordable as possible so that no child misses out on the assistance that they need. Educational psychology is not covered by Medicare, but it is possible to claim with some private health funds.
The most common Item Numbers are: Initial Consultation (Item IO2 or BUPA Item P100) and Psychological Assessment (Item PA6 or BUPA Item P950).
We also offer a discount for children with a government Health Care Card who do not qualify for NDIS funding. Please let us know if this applies to you.
An educational psychologist is a qualified professional who helps identify a child’s pattern of learning strengths and weaknesses and who helps identify and diagnose underlying learning disorders and other difficulties impacting school progress including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. An educational psychologist can also assess for cognitive giftedness.
Goodsir Assessment is based in Pennant Hills but children come to the clinic from all over Sydney and also from rural NSW. While we service the local area including West Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook, Carlingford, Normanhurst, Epping, Chatswood, Hornsby, Waitara, Turramurra, Dural, Castle Hill and Rouse Hill, we can take any client regardless of where they live.
An assessment at Goodsir Assessment only requires one ‘in-person’ visit to our clinic (approximately 2 hours) so you will not need to travel to the clinic more than once. The comprehensive report is sent via email with an invitation to make a time for a further phone consultation where you can discuss the report and ask any questions you may have about the results and recommendations.
Dyslexia affects up to 10% of Australian students although the severity can vary. Goodsir Assessment can assess and diagnose dyslexia and this can assist in ensuring that intervention is timely.
Fill out our Prebooking form and include any concerns you have about your child, and Emma Goodsir will review this information and get back to you with an appropriate assessment plan.
On the day of the appointment, your psychologist will chat with both of you for about 15 minutes to further explain the assessment and to get some more medical history. Then they will conduct the assessment which usually takes about 90 minutes. During the assessment portion you are free to wait in the waiting room or go grab a coffee if your child is happy for you to do this. If your child is particularly anxious you are welcome to sit in with them.
Please allow 2 weeks from the assessment date to receive the report. After the appointment your psychologist will take the results away, do the analysis, and write the full report which they will email to you. Once you’ve had time to digest the results, you are very welcome to give them a call directly, or email them and talk through any questions you may have. Emma and Amelia always endeavour to address all referral questions in the report and make appropriate recommendations.
There is nothing your child needs to do to prepare for the assessment. If they are feeling nervous you can reassure them that the assessment is not a ‘test’ and perhaps explain that Emma or Amelia will be doing some ‘activities’ with them to find out what their brain likes doing the best.
We deliberately keep our prices as affordable as possible so that no child misses out on the assistance that they need. Educational psychology is not covered by Medicare, but it is possible to claim with some private health funds.
The most common Item Numbers are:
We do offer a discount for children with a Government Health Care Card who do not otherwise qualify for NDIS. Please let us know if this applies to you.
Call 0421 646 848 to speak to our Practice Manager who can answer any questions relating to your child’s appointment, or if necessary liaise with our psychologists to best address your questions and concerns.
Tell us your concerns and receive a free, zero obligation Assessment Plan Recommendation and quote from Goodsir Assessment.