Testing
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If you are using BJU Press, Family Learning Organization, Piedmont Education Services, or Seton Testing Services for your testing needs this spring and summer, please consider completing the new homeschool academic survey from Home School Legal Defense Association and NHERI so your child can be counted in what we hope will be the largest study of homeschool academic achievement ever completed. New Homeschool Academic Study
How do I test by child? Where do I find the test? Who can give it? Is the C-SAP required or acceptable?
Homeschool parents may test their children at home or have an independent tester do it for them. To test at home, there may be requirements of the parent, such as follows:
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) - 4 year degree required.
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) - 4 year degree required, children must be tested with at least 2 other children in the same grade at the same time (Please Note: this is NOT the SAT test taken by high schoolers for college admission).
California Achievement Test (CAT) - No requirements.
Private and homeschooled students may take the C-SAP test at their own cost, although it is not mandatory, and does not meet the requirement of a nationally standardized test. Even if the homeschooled student is taking some classes at his or her local public school, he or she is not required to take the C-SAP test. The inclusion of these entries on this bulletin board does not constitute an endorsement by Christian Home Eduators of Colorado of the program, organization, or tutor. It is the parent's responsibility to investigate who will be involved in their children's education. We encourage parents to thoroughly investigate a potential tester, and to stay involved on an ongoing basis with their children's testers. You should also ask for references and talk to others who have used these organizations/persons' talents.
Homeschoolers in Colorado are required to test their children in the odd grades using a nationally standardized test or to do an evaluation. Parents can administer these standardized tests on their own or have someone to do it for them. There are different requirements for the administration of each test. Here is a list of the most popular tests and their requirements:
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) - 4-year degree required
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) - 4 year degree required; student must be tested with at least two non-relatives in the same test-level group. (Please Note: this is not the SAT that high school students take for college admission. You can find information about that test below under High School Testing)
California Achievement Test (CAT) - No requirements
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ORDERING YOUR OWN TEST
Bob Jones University Press, Testing and Evaluation Service
800-845-5731
Tests available: Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Stanford Achievement Test, Metropolitan Achievement Test
Christian Liberty Academy
847-259-4444
Tests available: California Achievement Test
Hewitt Homeschooling Resources
360-835-8708
Tests available: PASS Test (written for home educators. Norms are based on national populations as well as home educated populations.
Bayside School Services
800-723-3057
California Achievement Test (CAT)
Seton Homeschool Services
540-636-9990
1-800-542-1066
CAT
FACE
303-426-8484
faceschool.org
Julie@faceschool.org or Cindy@faceschool.org
Family Academy of Christian Education offers the PSATs to all students that would like to take it. It is especially beneficial for 11th graders as this is where National Merit Scholarship winners are found.
Also, any family that needs to test can obtain the CAT5, CAT6 or IOWA tests, at a discounted price, through FACE. All grades are on hand for immediate use.
ACT TEST DATES
October 27, 2007
December 8, 2007
February 9, 2008
June 14, 2008
Visit www.act.org for information about testing facilities and requirements.
SAT TESTING DATES
October 6, 2007
November 3, 2007
December 1, 2007
January 26, 2008
March 1, 2008
May 3, 2008
June 7, 2008
For more information visit www.collegboard.com
TESTERS & EVALUATORS
Shannon Atwater
Aurora 720-371-7099
ITBS/Woodcock-Johnson III , Stanford Achievement Test
slatwater@comcast.net
Christian Cottage Schools
3650 W. Dawson Road
Sedalia, CO 80135
303-688-6626
Teri Spray will do consultations/curriculum designs from the Woodcock Johnson Test. She is also able to do portfolio assessments as her schedule permits (November-March). Christian Cottage Schools also offers PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement).
(The following is a list of Woodcock Johnson Testers used by Christian Cottage Schools for home education programs)
Jill Bailey
Colorado Springs, CO 719-637-0797
Jan Hummel
Loveland, CO 970-667-1449
Yvonne Polhemus
Castle Rock, CO 303-688-2073
Sharon Lindsay
Sedalia, CO 303-688-9118
Colorado Heritage Education School Systems (CHESS)
Greeley 970-346-0099
1300 9th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
coloradoheritage@msn.com
www.c-h-e-s-s.org
ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills)
personal evaluation
FACE
Westminster 303-426-8484
CAT, ITBS, TerraNova/CAT 6
On-line standardized testing by CTB/McGraw Hill
Bob Crocket
Arvada 303-425-8859
Cheryl Kasson, PhD
Denver Metro Area 303-922-2797
cheryl@tde.com
evaluator, portfolio assessment, specializes in unschooling and special needs.
Judy Van Acker
Southern Colorado 719-784-6399
Jv4read@prodigy.net
Elma Field
Denver 303-423-5664
ITBS, evaluations. Also gives curriculum advice and advice on getting started.
Reading evaluations and solutions
Nancy Horne
719-495-9702
nh420mom1@msn.com
High Country Christian Academy
Colorado Springs 719-597-4222
ITBS only
Moriah Christian School
Littleton
303-287-7344 (K-6) ITBS
303-480-1803 (7-12) ITBS
M. Lee Watt
Denver, Colorado 303-985-8840
Woodcock Johnson, FirstSTEP, Interactive Metronome, PACE
Dayspring Christian Schools
Greeley 970-330-1151
SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN. AP for Biology, English, History, Calculus
Shema Christian Academy
Carol Hartz 303-678-1989 carol@shemaca.org
Diane Aschmann 303-678-1672
PO Box U
Berthoud, CO 80513
web site: www.shemaca.org
- Offers Stanford Achievement Test , CAT, ITBS
LearningRx South
719-527-0033
leslie@learningrx.net
Cognitive skills and reading training / One-on-one training / option for parent to be trained to provide training at home / standardized testing for homeschool test requirements
Several trainers have master's degrees in education.
Glenda Childs
303-937-1567
glendachilds@comcast.net
Woodcock JohnsonIII
Homeschooling for 10 years.
BA in elementary Education and MA in Curriculum Instruction.
Elizabeth Ridgway, MS
Northern Colorado
970-532-5653
ridgway_e@hotmail.com
MS, Special Education and Educational Diagnostics, BS in Education, Teaching Certificates in CO, TX, and IL.
Woodcoock Johnson III Test and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills
The Shandy Clinic
719-597-0822
kingston_001@msn.com
Woodcick Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities
Reading, writing and math tutoring, study skills, organization, test taking skills, develop learing plan with parent to maximize child's learning.
Credentials: MLS
HIGH SCHOOL TESTING
High schoolers often take the PSAT, SAT, or ACT in preparation for college admission.
PSAT/SAT
www.collegeboard.com
ACT
www.act.org
Dayspring Christian Schools
Greeley 970-330-1151
SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN. AP for Biology, English, History
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