Screening and Assessments

• Do you have concerns about your child's development? e.g. "Why is my child not doing what others the same age are doing?"
• Have preschool or childcare educators raised concerns about your child's development?
• Do you have concerns about your child's readiness for school?

Can:Do 4Kids' experienced occupational therapists can give an indication as to whether your child's skills are age appropriate or whether further investigation may be required through our affordable Developmental Screening Assessments. 

This is a broad developmental screening of your child's skills including gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, self-care (e.g. dressing), life skills, communication skills and interpersonal skills. 

The screening assessment involves a parent interview and asks the child to demonstrate their ability by completing small tasks.  

• Do you have concerns about your child's speech and language? e.g. "Why is my child not doing what others the same age are doing?"
• Have your child's educators raised concerns about your child's speech, language or literacy skills?

Can:Do 4Kids' experienced speech pathologists can give an indication as to whether your child's skills are age appropriate or whether further investigation may be required through our affordable Speech Pathology Screening Assessments. 

This is a broad screening of your child's speech, language and early literacy skills. The screening assessment involves a parent interview and asks the child to answer questions based on things such as pictures and stories.

A hearing test is also available and recommended in conjunction with the Speech Pathology Screening Assessment, to screen hearing and examine outer and middle ear function.  

Speech pathology assessment packages are held onsite at Can:Do 4Kids Noarlunga and are delivered by our qualified and experienced speech pathology team. 

All Can:Do 4Kids speech pathologists are certified members of Speech Pathology Australia.

Your assessment package may involve assessment of one or more of the following areas, depending on your child’s needs: 

Speech (how your child says sounds and/or words)

Language (the use of words, sentences, or the understanding of these)

Literacy (reading and/or spelling)

Problem solving. 

Your assessment package will typically include the following:

• Pre-assessment phone call with one of our qualified speech pathologists to determine the appropriate assessment and discuss any accommodations required to support your child to engage in the assessment.
• Assessment of your child’s communication development over 2-3 sessions.
• Assessment scoring and analysis (this will be completed as an indirect service – you and your child are not required to be present).
• Comprehensive written report detailing the assessment outcomes, functional impact, general support strategies, clinical recommendations and funding recommendations

A Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA) is a comprehensive assessment of your child’s functioning on a daily basis as well as their needs. It also provides support recommendations to make sure they achieve the best possible outcomes. An FCA is typically requested by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Support coordinators and families, to determine the functional impact of a child’s diagnosis and support during reviews or change of circumstances

At Can:Do we tailor our FCAs to fit our clients, both in terms of age and needs. As people of different ages have different roles and responsibilities, the approach to assessing their function needs to differ. To ensure we capture the most accurate data and reflect the challenges your child faces across different settings, we have developed a structure that allows us to learn from parents, observe your child at home and school, and learn from others involved in your child’s life such as teachers and health professionals. Therefore, our FCAs typically include the following:

• A 2-hour interview with parents to go through every aspect of daily function
• A home visit and a school visit, each typically around an hour
• Standardised assessments
• Liaison with other professionals supporting your child

Following the completion of the FCA we will provide a comprehensive report of the outcome. This report provides a detailed description of your child’s strengths and challenges, as well as detailed recommendations for supports. It will also include the goals you and/or your child would like to achieve in life. The main strength of an FCA report is that it highlights the connection between your child’s challenges, their goals and the supports it recommends. This means that those supports are justified with facts about your child’s life.

Our assessment process is focused on and optimised for capturing children’s function levels and provides a complete picture to the NDIS. Our process is very straightforward for the parents, and our OTs, who are already skilled in working with children and their families, will support you in every step of the way.

Speech pathology assessment packages are held onsite at Can:Do 4Kids Noarlunga and are delivered by our qualified and experienced speech pathology team. 

All Can:Do 4Kids speech pathologists are certified members of Speech Pathology Australia.

Your assessment package may involve assessment of one or more of the following areas, depending on your child’s needs: 

Speech (how your child says sounds and/or words)

Language (the use of words, sentences, or the understanding of these)

Literacy (reading and/or spelling)

Problem solving. 

Your assessment package will typically include the following:

• Pre-assessment phone call with one of our qualified speech pathologists to determine the appropriate assessment and discuss any accommodations required to support your child to engage in the assessment.
• Assessment of your child’s communication development over 2-3 sessions.
• Assessment scoring and analysis (this will be completed as an indirect service – you and your child are not required to be present).
• Comprehensive written report detailing the assessment outcomes, functional impact, general support strategies, clinical recommendations and funding recommendations

• Audition (PEACH, FLIP)
• Classroom and room acoustic assessments
• Fine motor (M-FUN, Beery VMI)
• Gross motor (Movement ABC)
• Sensory processing (Sensory Profile)
• Activities of daily living/independence
• Functional Vision Assessments
• AAC recommendation assessments
• Auditory processing disorder assessment