How we help your child
At K&M Center in Santa Monica, CA, our whole child approach considers not only how children process information, but also the many ways that emotions, motivation, and anxiety can affect their ability to achieve.

First, the child is assessed for strengths and talents, as well as learning difficulties and disabilities. Then we design a customized program to meet each child’s specific intellectual and emotional needs.

Our ongoing monitoring process includes

• consulting regularly with student’s parents, teachers, and school
• marking the child's progress toward mutually identified goals

The student is a full partner in the learning process, polishing communication skills, and gaining insight into his or her unique way of learning.

A variety of assessments are used to identify and measure various aspects of a child’s learning:

• Psychoeducational Battery Tests help measure cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses, identify learning styles, pinpoint any learning disabilities, and devise remedies to effectively assist the child. There are a wide variety of testing materials available, and three testing sessions of approximately two hours each are needed to complete this testing phase.



• Teacher and Parent Questionnaires provide insight into the student’s learning style at home and school.
  
  
• By getting a full and complete picture of a child's learning characteristics we can then build a unique program that will focus on and strengthen the necessary skills that make academics easier.

Only when this process is complete do we move on to our services.