How can the DCC help homeschooled children?
Parents who are homeschooling their child often need good, reliable information about their child’s academic abilities and progress. This information is necessary to develop an appropriate education plan and to document a student’s academic progress. The Diagnostic and Counseling Center offers a nationwide testing service that provides parents with information about their child’s present skill levels and potential for academic success. You can assess your child’s current skill or achievement level in reading, written language, and mathematics through the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP). The STEP is a series of tests in specific subject areas that determine the content and skills a young person already knows and those he or she is ready to learn. You can also obtain information about your child’s aptitude in verbal and mathematical areas through the School and College Ability Test (SCAT). This test of verbal and mathematical reasoning yields important information for mak
