Educational Testing Services

Finding help when your student is struggling can be overwhelming. The OC Learning Center is dedicated to partnering with you to begin addressing your concerns. We offer a safe and nurturing environment in which students are an integral part of the assessment process. The goal is to help everyone realize a student’s potential by better understanding their needs.

 

Does Your Student Struggle in School?

• Do you believe your student needs extra support or accommodations in the classroom?
• Are you concerned your student may need accommodations for high stakes testing such as the SAT/ACT, entrance tests, or AP exams?
• Do you need an updated assessment for your student?

Our licensed experts use personalized, cutting-edge assessments to identify your student’s unique needs. Employing a holistic approach, examinations are designed to increase student engagement in order to obtain the most accurate results.

We assess students for:

• Learning disorders such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and more
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and executive functioning
• Social/Emotional concerns such as anxiety, behavior, and mood disorders
• Mild developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders

A full range of psychoeducational evaluations is provided at the Oaks Christian Learning Center to answer diagnostic questions, illuminate therapeutic recommendations, and/or aid in treatment planning. Evaluations can be comprehensive, or specifically targeted, and may include cognitive, achievement, executive functioning, attention, social/emotional, behavioral, and/or personality testing.

The assessment process begins with a parent meeting where we discuss the student’s developmental, social, and educational history. From there we meet with the student for individual assessment. Testing sessions vary in length depending on the student’s preference, schedule, and tolerance, typically lasting an average of two hours each. The total amount of time assessing the individual student depends on the type of assessment and the student’s pace of testing. On average, the total amount of time assessing the individual student is 10-12 hours.

Assessment findings are then presented in a comprehensive report outlining the student’s strengths and weaknesses. The personalized reports may include recommendations for accommodations, learning strategies, suggested interventions, and additional resources to assist the student in meeting his or her potential. All reports will meet the documentation guidelines for accommodations on the ISEE/SAT/ACT/AP exams as well as accommodations in college, if applicable.

We meet with the parents to review the findings and report in a feedback session after the conclusion of testing. We also offer to meet with the student to review the findings in a briefer, easier to understand format.

We offer consultation services to meet with you to help determine the best course of action for your child or adolescent, whether that be executive functioning intervention, psychoeducational testing, or other recommended intervention(s).

• Does your child have a diagnosis, but you are feeling lost about the next steps?
• Or maybe your child does not have a diagnosis, but you are not sure testing is the right investment for your child?

Consultation services may be the right place to start and we can work with you to find the best route to meet your child’s needs and to help him/her succeed.

Assessment for a Specific Learning Disorder includes the following:

• Records review
• Interview with the parents
• Interview with the student
• Input from professionals working with the student (teachers, therapists, etc., if applicable)
• Comprehensive intellectual/cognitive assessment
• Comprehensive academic assessment
• Social/emotional assessment (if applicable/as required for SAT/ACT accommodations)

Assessment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder includes all of the above in addition to the following:

• Comprehensive Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder assessment:
  • Interviews
  • Rating scales
  • Standardized assessment
• Comprehensive Executive Functioning assessment:
  • Interviews
  • Rating scales
  • Standardized assessment

Further assessments may be recommended to follow up on findings and will be discussed with the family during the assessment process if applicable. While every assessment is tailored to meet the needs of the individual student, individualized assessment packages are available as well. Please contact us at 818-575-9220 or edtesting@oakschristian.org to discuss your student’s needs.

In collaboration with the OC Brain Performance Center, combination psychoeducational and brain mapping packages are available. Brain mapping assessments can complement and enhance the findings of psychoeducational testing and may provide additional options for treatment.

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Dr. Robin Vukoje is a a Licensed Psychologist (PSY25438) with a passion to help families put the pieces of the puzzle together in order to help their student succeed.

Dr. Sakakini has worked and volunteered in school, hospital, and clinic settings in urban and suburban locations. This gives her a unique clinical and school psychology lens with which she approaches her assessments.

Previously working for the Ventura County Office of Education where she remains highly regarded throughout the county for her comprehensive psychoeducational assessments particularly in the areas of specific learning disabilities, mental health disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. She was also a member of the Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) Committee, which has helped to establish and implement new special education eligibility criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) for the Ventura County SELPA.

Dr. Sakakini’s expertise is shared through presentations locally and nationally to parents and professionals on the assessment of and intervention for learning and mental health disabilities.

Education

• Psy.D. in School Psychology, St. John’s University
• M.S. in School Psychology, St. John’s University
• B.S. in Psychology (focus on developmental psychology), Duke University

Credentials and Licenses

• CA Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential in School Psychology
• CA Licensed Psychologist (PSY25438)
• Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP)

Professional Memberships

• Ventura County Association of School Psychologists (VCASP)
• California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
• California Psychological Association (CPA)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Gregg Leyone is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP2960) who is passionate about working with families through an assessment process in order to gain insight and direction that will help children succeed. 

Mr. Leyone’s prior professional experience has enhanced his understanding of working with students with academic challenges, giftedness, and various factors that may impeding their academic success. He has worked as a teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, and licensed educational psychologist over the past 22 years. 

Mr. Leyone is passionate about conducing comprehensive psychoeducational assessments, formulating individualized plans, and interpreting diagnostic tests related to academic learning processes, including cognitive, academic, motivation, and personality factors. 

Education

• M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, California State University, Northridge
• B.A. in Psychology, California State University, Northridge

Credentials and Licenses

• CA Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) in School Psychology
• CA Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential in School Counseling
• Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP2960)

If you have questions for our Educational Testing experts, please call 818-575-9220 or send an email to edtesting@oakschristian.org.

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