Testing is a "necessary evil" for many homeschoolers. We hope these testing and assessment links can help.

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A favorite -they may all be good in one way or another, but this one is "special"
Most appropriate for teens and adults
Site geared mostly to young learners
Interactive materials (flash, shockwave, etc.)
Oodles of printables

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College Board
The official site where you can get information on the SAT and AP tests. There are also free practice and college admissions materials available.

Reading Level Assessment
There are lots of distracting items on this page, but scroll down for a quick and easy reading assessment. It may not be totally "right on", but it should give you a general idea of your child's reading grade level.

Texas TAKS Test
"The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills is taken by most Texas public school students in spring of each year during grades 3-11. This page contains the actual tests and answer keys used during 2004."
These tests can be useful if you are trying to assess where your kids general testing abilities and levels as compared to the public schools system.

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The Internet changes daily so you never know if a site that is here today might be "gone" tomorrow. We suggest you save materials you want to use in the future to your hard drive (if it doesn't interfere with the copyright). Also, we can't predict what might change on a site or what advertising might be present. Surf at your own risk!
Please report any bad links to me (or inappropriate materials and / or advertising)!

Have fun surfing our links! Click on a category that interests you!

P.S. Some of the links have stuff that is good, fun, informative, etc. for mom too, not just the kids!