Understanding Your Child's Initial Assessment & Programming
We conduct a comprehensive assessment designed to establish your child's current academic level, cognitive profile, and learning needs. The results allow us to recommend the most appropriate starting program and develop an individualized learning plan.
Students Attending English Schools
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test
(KBIT-2)
The KBIT-2 measures verbal and nonverbal intelligence in individuals ages 4 to 90. The test helps identify whether a child is above average, average, or below average, allowing parents and teachers to better tailor instruction to the child’s strengths and needs.
Areas of measure:
- Receptive vocabulary
- Verbal comprehension
- Langauge skills
- Visual problem solving
- Reasoning
Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration
(Beery-VMI)
The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery VMI) is a widely
used, standardized assessment that identifies difficulties with visual–motor coordination in
children and adults. It is commonly used in educational, medical, and research settings.
Areas of measure:
- Visual-Motor Integration
- Visual Perception
- Motor coordination
Predictive Screens
Three screens that assess a student’s ability to process and remember auditory information.
Strong auditory memory is essential for school success, as students spend much of their day
listening to information that they need to recall later.
Areas of measure:
- Auditory contextual memory
- Auditory non-contextual memory
- Memory for digits
BRIGANCE Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II Reading & Writing
The BRIGANCE Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II assesses students’ skills from
kindergarten through high school. It is highly useful for curriculum planning, identifying
essential readiness skills, and determining the level of mastery a student has achieved in key
areas, helping guide educational planning.
It can be a valuable resource in school programs emphasizing individualized instruction and is
especially useful in programs serving students with special needs.
The results indicate the grade level at which the student performs in relation to the English school
curriculum.
Areas of measure:
- Word recognition
- Oral reading
- Vocabulary comprehension
- Reading comprehension (short passages)
- Spelling
- Sentence writing
- Listening vocabulary comprehension
- Listening passage comprehension
Évaluation scolaire
The Évaluation scolaire assessment combines selected subtests from the Brigance Comprehensive
Inventory of Basic Skills with proprietary screens developed by Oxford Learning. It compares
students’ performance to the French Immersion, Core French, or French school curriculum and
provides a grade-level equivalent.
DISCLAIMER. School board curriculum standards vary widely; it is not possible for Oxford to
create a single chart that fits every Core French, French Immersion, or French First Language
student in Canada.
Areas of measure:
- Word recognition
- Oral reading
- Vocabulary comprehension
- Reading comprehension (short passages)
- Spelling
- Sentence writing
- Listening vocabulary comprehension
- Grammar
BRIGANCE Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II Math
The BRIGANCE Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills II (CIBS II) Mathematics is a widely
used, criterion-referenced assessment for students. It evaluates specific math skills, including
numbers, operations, geometry, and data analysis. The CIBS II Math helps educators identify
strengths and weaknesses and monitor progress. The CIBS II Math inventory provides detailed,
actionable information on a student’s functional and academic math abilities and is often used to
track performance over time.
The results indicate the grade level at which the student performs in relation to the English school
curriculum and provide a detailed breakdown by specific mathematical concepts.
Students Attending French Schools
This set of assessments is conducted entirely in French.
Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude
(DTLA -4)
The DTLA-4 is a well-established test used to assess specific mental abilities in children and
adolescents ages 6 to 17. It includes 10 subtests measuring overall intelligence and specific
cognitive skills.
The DTLA-4 is commonly used by professionals who want a detailed look at an individual’s
cognitive strengths and weaknesses. It measures basic abilities and shows how language,
attention, and motor skills can affect performance.
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
(PPVT-4)
The PPVT–4 measures understanding of spoken words in French to assess vocabulary
development. It is used to screen verbal and language development, identify language or
reading difficulties, support assessment of young children and non-readers, and help monitor
progress in vocabulary instruction.
Cognitive areas the DTLA-4 and PPVT-4 measures:
- Oral language
- Vocabulary knowledge
- Visual problem solving
- Reasoning skills
- Concentration
- Auditory attention span
- Information recall
- Visual discrimination
- Visual memory
WIAT-II
A comprehensive, individually administered standardized test for individuals ages 4 to 85 that
measures academic skills in French, including reading, writing, and mathematics. It is used to
identify academic strengths and weaknesses.
The results indicate the grade level at which the student performs in relation to the French school
curriculum.
Areas of measure:
- Word reading
- Reading comprehension
- Spelling
- Written expression
- Numerical operations
- Mathematical reasoning