Every child has a functioning level; and you need to know what it is. You find this out by reviewing and understanding different types of tests. Some are school administered tests; others may be given privately. This is how you discover how well your child is doing in school, and if they are keeping up with, or going beyond, standard proficiency levels.

What State tests will my child take?

Each state Department of Education decides which tests will be given in that state, although the "No Child Left Behind" act is a mandated federal law. Students receive multiple tests regularly in school.

Not all tests are the same. Some are formal and standardized which measure content knowledge with thousands of students taking these same assessments in all geographical areas. These are typically administered at the end of the school year.

Reading and math tests are given annually in grades 3 to 8, and at least once in grades 10 to 12 in all fifty states. Students are tested in science at least once during grades 3 through 5.