WISC-V and WIAT-4 Psychoeducational Assessment in Doha

Mind Institute in Ain Khaled, Doha, offers the WISC-V and WIAT-4 psychoeducational assessment for children aged 6 to 16, carried out by DHP-licensed psychologists.

The WISC-V assesses thinking and reasoning. The WIAT-4 assesses academic skills in reading, writing, mathematics and oral language. The psychologist considers the results alongside your child’s history and information from parents and teachers to understand their learning needs. Read more about the difference between the WISC and WIAT.

The WISC-V is designed for children and adolescents from 6 years to 16 years 11 months of age.

The WISC-V and WIAT-4 are completed in two separate one-to-one sessions, with breaks as needed. Within 3 days of the final session, we email you a preliminary report with clear scoring tables that are easy to understand. The full written report is ready within 3 weeks, and we then schedule a feedback appointment with the psychologist.

Testing takes place over two separate days. You receive a preliminary report with your child’s main scores within 3 days of the final session, and the full written report within 3 weeks. We then schedule a feedback appointment to go through the report together.

It is a short email summary with scoring tables designed to be easy to read. It gives you an early picture of your child’s results while the full report is being written. The full report provides the detailed interpretation and recommendations.

Please make sure your child has had enough sleep and has eaten beforehand, and bring glasses or hearing aids if they use them. We recommend letting your child know they will be completing activities with a psychologist. Please also bring any previous assessment reports and recent school reports.

Yes. The written report covers your child’s background, their scores on each part of the testing, what those scores mean, their strengths and areas of difficulty, and specific recommendations for home and school. The full report is a comprehensive document, and it is ready within 3 weeks of testing. Once it is complete, you are invited to a feedback appointment, in person or online, where the psychologist explains the findings and answers your questions. The psychologist is also available for a call whenever you need one.

You meet with the psychologist, in person or online, whichever you prefer, to go through the full report. This covers your child’s strengths, areas of difficulty, and recommendations for home and school, and you can ask any questions and agree on next steps.

Our psychoeducational reports are written to meet the documentation requirements of British, American and French school systems. For American curricula, the report supports eligibility and planning for an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 plan. For British curricula, it supports SEN support planning and JCQ exam access arrangements, such as extra time, in coordination with the school’s SENCo. For French curricula, it supports a Plan d’accompagnement personnalisé (PAP). We are glad to liaise directly with your child’s learning support team.

Test scores alone do not provide a diagnosis. The psychologist considers the results together with your child’s history, observations, and input from parents and teachers. If other concerns arise, such as attention difficulties, the psychologist may recommend further assessment, for example an ADHD assessment.

Schools often request it to understand a child’s learning profile, to identify a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyscalculia, to identify giftedness, or as evidence for exam access arrangements and learning support plans.

Yes. The WISC-V can be done on its own, for example for giftedness or school admissions.