Cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses are assessed in order to diagnose reading (dyslexia), writing (dysgraphia), and math (dyscalculia) disorders. Emotional and behavior assessments may be included to determine if related difficulties are also present. This includes evaluation for symptoms of ADHD.

IQ and achievement assessment for the purpose of identifying intellectual and academic giftedness. Early admission to kindergarten is one potential use for this evaluation.

Nationally standardized educational testing in the areas of English grammar, reading, spelling and math provides a broad assessment of acquired academic knowledge. This is useful to meet end-of-grade homeschool requirements.