Testing

The Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement fulfills all Ohio home-schooling test requirements as a nationally normed, standardized test. Because the test is largely verbal, with limited writing requirements, your child will not be "filling in the bubbles."  While the W-J III is an untimed test, most kids require about 90 minutes to complete it. While most others test only a year below or above the reported grade level, the W-J III meets the child at their actual achievement level, wherever that may be.
In most cases I will generate scores for you and provide you with a consultation regarding your child’s test results immediately following testing. In all cases, you will be provided with written test results within 10 business days.  The scores will include raw score, grade equivalent, instructional zone, relative proficiency index, percentile ranking & confidence band, and age equivalent for each subject area tested.
In language arts, I test your child’s basic reading skills, spelling, passage comprehension, and editing skills. In math, I test calculation and problem solving. I also test general academic knowledge which includes science, social studies, art, music and literature.

Fees

For testing in the Columbus, Ohio area the test fee for one child is $75. If you schedule two children the fee is $65 per child, and for three or more children the fee is $55 per child. The children do not need to be siblings - you can combine with your friends to qualify for the discount as long as the bookings are scheduled together in back-to-back time slots. Regardless of how many children you schedule, each child will receive one-on-one test administration in a relaxed, non-clinical environment.

Testing outside the Columbus, Ohio area is charged at $75 per test.

If you have a specific concern about your child’s math or reading achievement and would like additional testing, the fee is $10 per additional test. Please note that additional tests must be requested in advance and may require that you schedule two testing sessions. Standardized testing procedure requires that certain additional tests be timed. Please contact me for more information.