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    • Welcome to the Student Processing Inventory (SPI)

    What is the SPI?

    Welcome to the SPI, a powerful assessment designed to transform and enhance education while fostering inclusive learning environments. In an effort to support educators, parents, professionals, and students alike, the SPI offers four essential tools:

    • Online assessments capture an individual's best ways of processing information.
    • Comprehensive, individualized reports with detailed explanations, advice, and resources.
    • Online, user dashboards with group comparisons and in-depth analysis.
    • Informative training resources with a rich array of videos, downloads and podcasts.

    Based on research-based methodologies and evidence-based practices, the SPI enables educators to build inclusive learning environments that nurture student success. Join our community of educators who embrace the SPI and witness its remarkable impact on unleashing the potential of every learner.

    12 Ways of Processing

    visual
    Visual
    Visual processing is how our brain makes sense of what we see. This helps students attend to and make sense of visual stimuli such as tables, graphs, maps, and pictures.
    auditory
    Auditory
    Auditory processing involves understanding and encoding information through listening. This prepares students to effectively attend to and learn from lectures, podcasts and discussions.
    tactile
    Tactile
    Tactile processing involves the sense of touch and physical interaction with objects or materials. It also includes encoding information through note-taking and drawing.
    kinesthetic
    Kinesthetic
    Kinesthetic processing involves learning while engaging in physical movement. For many students, movement can enhance learning and memory retention.
    sequential
    Sequential
    Sequential processing involves learning in a step-by-step manner, where instructions are presented in a specific order, such as chronological, alphabetical, or numerical. This prepares students for tasks like creating outlines, working with timelines, completing long-term assignments, and maintaining material organization.
    simultaneous
    Simultaneous
    Simultaneous processing involves comprehending the overall meaning or big picture, as well as categorizing materials by similarity. This prepares students for organizing information, conceptualizing main ideas, understanding flow charts and diagrams, and maintaining material organization.
    reflective
    Logical/Reflective
    Logical/reflective processing involves reflecting upon or thinking about what is learned. This prepares students to work independently and process ideas internally.
    verbal
    Verbal
    Verbal processing incorporates expressing ideas to oneself or others. This helps learners participate in class discussions and feel comfortable sharing ideas.
    interactive
    Interactive
    Interactive processing involves learning and working with others. This trains learners to collaborate and work in groups.
    indirect
    Indirect Experience
    Indirect experience processing involves understanding through demonstrations. This helps students attend to and glean information from vicarious learning experiences.
    direct
    Direct Experience
    Direct experience processing involves learning in one's environment. This informs learners that continuing education is ever present in our everyday world and that there are beneficial learning experiences available through museums, aquariums, historic sites and other locales.
    rhythmic
    Rhythmic/Melodic
    Rhythmic melodic processing consists of learning with the use of melodies, beats, and rhythms. This helps students to utilize beats and songs to learn or memorize novel information. For some of these learners, music can serve as white noise that blocks unexpected distractions in the environment.

    The Advantages of Using the SPI

    Research
    Research-Based Approach
    With twenty five years of in-practice testing, this approach integrates the theories of information processing, multiple intelligences, cognitive styles, differentiated instruction, and Universal Design for Learning so teachers can maximize student potential.
    Comprehensive
    Comprehensive Processing Profiles
    Connect better with each student by gaining valuable insights into their unique ways of processing. Then, create and deliver lesson designs or academic support with confidence where every student can thrive.
    Neurodiverse
    Neurodiverse Teaching Instructions
    Embrace inclusive teaching practices by accessing training videos, podcast episodes, and easy-to-use handouts for supporting even the most challenging class.
    Realtime
    Realtime Monitoring
    Adapt teaching methods based on the changing needs of the classroom. Then, tailor instruction and assignments to accommodate group preference while also addressing struggling students. Track outcomes quickly to modify learning environments.

    Advanced Reporting & Analytics

    Once the inventories have been completed, a comprehensive yet user-friendly online dashboard allows you to review both individual and group results. Data are compared across schools, classes, or selected individuals, identifying trends and correlations. This provides insight into group needs and the specific needs of individual outliers. Click the buttons below to view a sample report and an overview of the user dashboard
    Report 1

    Testimonials

    comma
    The SPI has been a game changer in helping my struggling learners! It makes it so easy to address the needs of my neurodiverse learners. I love all the strategy sheets too.
    The SPI revealed that most of my students learn differently than me, since almost none are predominantly verbal or visual. For the future, I will have to come up with more diverse activities/methods for this group that tap into their learning strengths, not mine.
    comma
    comma
    We need to use a neurodiverse approach and incorporate as many processing modalities as possible into our daily routine. By surveying a class (using the SPI) in the beginning of the year, we can discover the students’ preferred ways of processing and develop lesson plans which complement them. If we are sensitive to their differences, we will reach the greatest number of students.
    comma
    This inventory and the recommendations are incredible. I think we, as teachers, spend a great deal of time getting to know the types of learners we have in our class. What a helpful tool to use after the first couple of weeks of school. I would love to use this tool early on and then tailor my lessons to the types of learners and their strengths.
    This is an excellent diagnostic tool for revealing different processing styles and natural talents. I highly recommend it to anyone who is serious about finding the optimal methods of learning for themselves, children, or loved ones. The insight gained is invaluable.
    comma
    comma
    I find the SPI and materials very thorough and insightful. It's a perfect concept, and I think it's high time the schools started approaching learning and teaching in this method.

    Choose the Best Plan

    BASIC

    Take the SPI.
    Receive individual SPI report.

    PRO

    BASIC
    +
    Utilize the online user dashboard to access all reports
    and review comparative data analytics.

    ELITE

    PRO
    +
    Access training videos, downloads, and podcasts.

    Pricing

    Single Learner

    $20

    • 1 assessment
    • 1 comprehensive online report
    • 1 User Dashboard license

    SPI Single Learner

    $20.00

    Family/Home Schoolers

    $100
    ($20.00 per assessment)

    • 5 assessments
    • 5 comprehensive reports
    • 1 User Dashboard license
    • Group or family comparisons
    • Library of training resources

    SPI Family/Home Schoolers

    $100.00

    Practitioner

    $450
    ($18.00 per assessment)

    • 25 assessments
    • 25 comprehensive reports
    • Family comparisons for consultations
    • 2 User Dashboard licenses
    • Learner comparisons for group work
    • Library of training resources

    SPI Practitioner

    $450.00

    Small School

    $1800
    ($18.00 per assessment)

    • 100 assessments
    • 100 comprehensive reports
    • Access to User Dashboard and Reports
    • 10 User Dashboard licenses
    • Learner comparisons for group work
    • Library of training resources

    SPI Small School

    $1,800.00

    Large School

    $7500
    ($15.00 per assessment)

    • 500 assessments
    • 500 comprehensive reports
    • Access to User Dashboard and Reports
    • 50 User Dashboard license
    • Learner comparisons for group work
    • Library of training resources

    SPI Large School

    $7,500.00

    500+ Learners Annually

    Call for Pricing

    • 500+ assessments
    • 500+ comprehensive reports
    • Access to User Dashboard and reports
    • 50 User Dashboard license
    • Learner comparisons for group work
    • Library of training resources