Where to start
Start with what you’re noticing about your child’s learning.
Most families come to us with a worry or a question, not a service in mind. Choose what sounds closest. Each section shows where we’d usually begin, and a free 15-minute call is always a good first step.
- Reading, writing or spelling
- Maths
- Focus, memory or organisation
- Capable, but it isn’t showing
- Needs more challenge
- A report or school meeting
- Waiting for an assessment
- Not sure what’s going on
Wadmore profiles are for ages 8 to 18. For younger children, we usually start with a conversation.
Reading, writing or spelling.
You might notice
- Reading is slow or effortful, or they guess at words
- Spelling doesn’t stick, even after practice
- Their ideas are much stronger out loud than on paper
Where we’d usually begin
Wadmore Cognitive ProfileComplements a reading assessment: shows the thinking skills they bring, such as memory and attention, alongside what they’ve achieved.$199Reading CheckIn person in Mount Barker. Pinpoints which reading and spelling skills to teach first.$299Literacy or Numeracy Skills AssessmentA standardised picture of reading, spelling or writing, with proposed goals for school.$795Reading programsStructured teaching in a small group or one-to-one, from Term 1 2027.from $800 a termMaths is a worry.
You might notice
- Number facts don’t stick
- They lose track partway through multi-step problems
- Worry or avoidance whenever maths comes up
Where we’d usually begin
Wadmore Cognitive ProfileComplements a maths assessment: shows reasoning, logical sequencing, memory and processing speed, separately from results.$199Literacy or Numeracy Skills AssessmentA standardised picture of number, calculation and problem solving, with proposed goals for school.$795Maths programsStructured maths teaching. Register your interest now.Coming 2027Focus, memory or getting organised.
You might notice
- Forgets instructions or loses track partway through
- Starts tasks but struggles to plan or finish them
- Works much more slowly than classmates
Where we’d usually begin
Wadmore Cognitive ProfileLooks at memory and attention, processing speed and executive functioning, with ideas for home and school.$199Wadmore Guided ProfileThe profile plus a consultation with Matt about what it means for your child.$379Cognitive Strengths and Action PlanAdds a personalised 10-week plan and a School Learning Action Brief.$649If your child needs a formal diagnosis, such as for ADHD, that comes from a psychologist or doctor. We’ll tell you if that’s the right next step, and we help you put any report into practice.
Capable, but it isn’t showing.
You might notice
- Bright in conversation, but school results don’t match
- Gives up quickly when work gets hard
- Teachers say they could do more
Where we’d usually begin
Initial Learning ConsultationTalk through the pattern you’re seeing, then receive a written Next Steps Plan.$195Wadmore Guided ProfileIncludes cognitive confidence and metacognition: how they approach hard tasks and check their own work.$379Comprehensive Learning ProfileAchievement and a cognitive profile side by side, for the whole picture.$1,395Needs more challenge.
You might notice
- Finishes work quickly, or seems bored at school
- Loves complex ideas and asks deep questions
- Strong in some areas, average in others
Where we’d usually begin
Wadmore Cognitive ProfileShows relative strengths across eight areas, including reasoning and creative thinking.$199Wadmore Guided ProfileTalk the results through with Matt and plan the right kind of stretch.$379Cognitive Strengths and Action PlanTurns strengths into a 10-week plan and a brief for the school.$649A Wadmore profile describes patterns of strength. It doesn’t identify giftedness or any other condition.
A report or school meeting.
You might notice
- You have a report from a psychologist, speech pathologist or the school
- A One Plan, IEP or planning meeting is coming up
- You’re not sure what to ask the school for
Where we’d usually begin
One Plan SupportTurns the reports you already have into proposed goals and adjustments for the meeting.$495Cognitive Strengths and Action PlanStarting fresh? Includes a Wadmore profile, a 10-week plan and a School Learning Action Brief.$649Collaborative Learning PlanWe work with the school directly.$795Waiting for an assessment.
You might notice
- You’re on a psychologist’s or paediatrician’s waitlist
- You’d like to start helping now, not in six months
- You want a clear picture to bring to the appointment
Where we’d usually begin
Initial Learning ConsultationPractical priorities for home and school while you wait, in a written Next Steps Plan.$195Wadmore Cognitive ProfileCompleted at home this week: strategies to start with now, and a specific picture to bring to the appointment.$199Reading CheckIf reading or spelling is the worry, shows exactly which skills to teach first.$299Neither replaces the clinical assessment. When a psychologist or paediatrician is involved, their judgement comes first, and we help you put their report into practice.
Something’s not right, but we’re not sure what.
You might notice
- School seems harder than it should be
- Less confident about learning than they used to be
- Home and school see things differently
Where we’d usually begin
Free 15-minute callTell us what’s happening and check we’re the right fit.FreeInitial Learning Consultation45 minutes, then a written Next Steps Plan with clear priorities.$195Wadmore Guided ProfileA broad picture of where they’re strong and where they’re still building, talked through with Matt.$379Still not sure? Let’s talk.
A free 15-minute call to hear what’s happening and suggest a sensible first step. No obligation.