Mother of Divine Grace School recommends that students take a standardized test each year. Families can order standardized tests from: Seton Home Study: www.setontesting.com/

• The CAT-E Survey Test is offered for grades 2, 4-12. This is a shorter and less expensive version (essentially an "overview") of the CAT test. This test is a nationally normed standardized test that measures achievement in the areas of Reading, Language Arts and Math. This test costs $39.
• The TerraNova Test 2nd Edition (CAT/6) Complete Battery Achievement Test is offered to grades K-12. This is nationally-recognized, norm-and criterion-referenced standardized test administered to public, private, and home schools students across the country. The test costs $40.
• The Stanford 10 Online Achievement Test (SAT 10) is offered to grades 3-12. This is nationally-recognized, norm-and criterion-referenced standardized test administered to public, private, and home schools students across the country. The test costs $35.
• The PASS Test for grades 3-8 is an untimed test that measures basic reading, language, and math skills. The PASS test is particularly good for students who do not do well with time limits. This test costs $29 and is available from Hewitt Homeschooling Resources: www.hewitthomeschooling.com/test/tmain.aspx

Most testing materials are rentals and students are given two-three weeks to take the test and return undamaged testing materials to the supplier. Please be aware that there are some test restrictions, states where some of these tests are unavailable. Keep this in mind when considering which tests to take or which company to use.

College Entrance Exams

Students in high school should plan on taking one or more of the college entrance exams. Note: High School students who are preparing to take the ACT or SAT should contact the college or colleges that they are interested in to ascertain which test they require.

• SAT: Offered by the College Board (www.collegeboard.com) many times throughout the school year. It is generally taken by 11th or 12th graders. Students can register online.
• ACT: Offered by the ACT company (www.act.org) many times throughout the course of a school year. It is generally taken by 11th or 12th graders. Students can register online.
• PSAT: Offered by the College Board (www.collegeboard.com) in October of the school year. It is offered to 10th and 11th graders. Students need to call local public or private schools to find a test location.

The College Board's and the ACT's web-sites contains a wealth of information about how to register for these tests, practice testing materials, as well as information about colleges, college applications, financial aid and scholarships.

Hear from Our Families:

“The MODG curriculum, the academic counseling and feedback in partnership with our home environment have given our children the tools they needed to face the challenge of both higher education as well as transitioning into another high school setting. I would like to comment that the majority of my children are of reasonable intelligence and have been easy to teach. They thrived on the curriculum and have shown great progress with their reading and logic skills. I have two that have a motor planning disorder, one more severe than the other, requiring outside speech and occupational therapy. It is with these two that I have found the most benefit of the educational material recommended by MODG. Their learning disabilities have truly caused me to examine more closely the whys and hows of the MODG program and how effective the material recommended is for a learning disabled child. I, as a homeschooling parent, now feel well prepared to face the challenges of educating a student who cannot learn the traditional way.”

Virginia H
homeschooling mother of six, enrolled since 1999

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