Comprehensive Language & Learning Evaluations

Comprehensive evaluations for children 12 months and up, designed to identify your child’s strengths, challenges, and the most effective strategies for communication, learning, and success. All evaluations include a full assessment, detailed report, and personalized strategy plan.

  • For young children with delayed speech, difficulty understanding language, or uneven communication development. Evaluations are play-based and developmentally appropriate.

  • For children struggling with reading, writing, listening, attention, or organization. Evaluations are comprehensive and paced to prevent burnout.

What’s Included:

  • Personalized evaluation tailored to your child’s age and needs

  • Clear, actionable strategy plan for home and school

  • Support for AAC use and literacy development

  • Follow-up discussion to review results and next steps

To schedule an evaluation, click the button below to select your child’s age category and pay upfront. After booking, you’ll receive a pre-evaluation form to provide background information about your child.

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Important Note: Evaluations are private-pay only. Due to conflict-of-interest guidelines, evaluations cannot be used for DOE interactions, including impartial hearings or formal school disputes.

What Parents Are Saying:

  • I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Miri Shaffer for an exceptional evaluation/assessment for my daughter. As someone who holds a master’s degree in special education and supervises professionals in the field, I read many evaluations, and this report truly stands out for its clarity, depth, and practical value. Miri has a remarkable ability to see and decipher patterns and underlying challenges that are not immediately obvious, and then translate those subtle insights into an incredibly effective and targeted plan to address them. Her ability to highlight my daughter’s genuine strengths while carefully and respectfully identifying the specific areas that need support , reflects a high level of clinical skill and professionalism. The way she turned complex findings into clear, understandable guidance shows not only expertise, but real sensitivity to my daughter as an individual learner. What makes Miri’s work unique is how personalized and usable her recommendations are. She did not offer generic advice; instead, she provided concrete, structured strategies that directly match my daughter’s learning profile, especially in writing, spelling, and organization. The focus on step-by-step planning, visual supports, and explicit routines gives us a realistic and actionable path forward for both school and home. As a professional in special education myself, I can confidently say that this level of specificity and alignment between evaluation results and intervention strategies is rare and truly impressive. Most importantly, this evaluation helps me better support my daughter in a focused and informed way. It gives me practical tools that I can use daily to guide her toward greater independence, organization, and confidence in her work. The report validates her abilities while clearly showing how to scaffold her challenges so her strengths can lead the way. Miri Shaffer’s insight and professionalism clearly set her apart, and her work will have a meaningful and lasting impact on my daughter’s academic growth.

    — Zlati

  • Miri performed a speech-language evaluation for our 6 year old son and did so in the most thoughtful and professional manner. We were very pleased with her guidance and patience throughout the process and how efficient she was in delivering her evaluation report. Her services come strongly recommended by our family.

    — Thomas

  • I have had a positive experience using SLP Miri's services. Miri was professional, patient, and caring, providing an individualized approach that significantly helped me improve. Her tips really worked, and her exercises were both practical and easy to incorporate into my daily routine. Miri's encouragement and support made a noticeable difference in my progress. I highly recommend her services!

    — Zeev