What Every Parent Needs to Know about Standardized Tests: How to Understand the Tests and Help Your Kids Score High!, 1st Edition

Introduction

Chapter 1: Help Your Child Succeed

Chapter 2: Scoping Out Test Questions

Chapter 3: Decoding Your Child's Score

Chapter 4: After the Dust Settles: What You Can Do

Chapter 5: If You're a Homeschooler

Chapter 6: If Your Child Has Special Needs

Chapter 7: From California to Iowa

Chapter 8: The TerraNova Series: The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills and the California Achievement Test

Chapter 9: The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

Chapter 10: Metropolitan Achievement Tests

Chapter 11: Stanford Achievement Test

Chapter 12: Aptitude Tests

Appendix A: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education

Appendix B: Psychometric Statistics Primer

Appendix C: State Education Department Web Sites

Appendix D: Web Sites and Resources for More Information

Appendix E: Read More about It

Glossary