The Neurodevelopmental Assessment

The Pediatric Examination of Educational Readiness at Middle Childhood

(PEERAMID)

PEERAMID 2

The Peeramid 2 is a neurdevelopmental assessment developed at the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning,

University of North Carolina and ALL KINDS OF MINDS, a Nonprofit Institute for the Understanding of Differences in Learning.

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Introduction

• Standardized neurodevelopmental exam

• Ages 9.0-14.11

• Identifies key functions needed for readiness to learn and academic success

• Late elementary to high school

Structure

Principle neurodevelopmental areas:

Fine motor/graphomotorLanguage

Gross MotorMemory

Visual Processingand…

Attention, Behavior and Use of Strategies

Structure

• All tasks measure function in more than 1 area

• All tasks selected based on relevance to specific aspects of academic performance

• Most tasks recommended by experts in the related areas of neurodevelopmental function.

PEERAMID DOMAINS

An Overview

Fine Motor/Graphomotor

Language Functions

Gross Motor

Memory Functions

Visual Processing Functions

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