The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
VaHomeschoolers.org
Your Resource. Your Voice. Your Association.
The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
VaHomeschoolers.org
Your Resource. Your Voice. Your Association.
VaHomeschoolers has compiled a list of providers who offer evaluation services to the homeschool community. Different evaluators will have different evaluation styles. Interview your evaluator to determine their style and expectations to ensure that they match your needs. References should be provided upon request.
Before choosing an evaluator, it is best to consult experienced local homeschoolers for recommendations. See Virginia Homeschool Support Groups for a list of statewide and local support groups.
If you know of or have used an evaluation provider/service that is not listed, please contact the VaHomeschoolers Web Administrator.
The following information is provided as a courtesy of VaHomeschoolers and does not constitute an endorsement.
Location: Augusta County. Travel fee outside of Augusta County approximately
$1.00 for every ten miles from Staunton.
Qualifications: B.S.Ed. in elementary education (1979), certification in special ed. (1984),
M.A.T. (2002), currently ABD at UVa working toward a Ph.D. in Education Social Foundations).
Homeschooling/unschooling in VA since 1990. Parent of six homeschooled children. Testing and evaluations
since 1991, in over 20 Virginia school districts.
Offers individual testing with the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA).
Untimed, no bubbles, scored immediately! Average time about one hour. Done in your home anywhere in the state.
Individual evaluations - for any homeschoolers. Unschooler-friendly. No portfolio or SOLs required.
Respect for you as the parent and as the teacher is guaranteed! Discount for multiple children in one family.
Contact:Brenda Rose, (540) 885-9618
Location: Seattle WA. Travels to various locations in Virginia including Hampton Roads,
Richmond, Charlottesville, Northern Virginia. Her schedule is limited.
Qualifications: A former Virginia homeschooling mother of now adult children and a
professor of education.
Each year she offers portfolio evaluations and group testing with the
Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) in several Virginia locations.
Contact: School of Education, Seattle University, 900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122. 206-296-5778.
Location: Fairfax
Qualifications:Has provided educational evaluations for home educated students
throughout Virginia for 15 years. Professional educator of 25 years and home educating father of 5
"Coach" Lamons provides an individual assessment of your child to meet Virginia "proof of
progress" reporting requirements. Additional services include curriculum review and consultation;
gifted, special needs and learning disabilities considerations; grade placement analysis and
other academic assessment analyses as requested.
Contact: Lamons Educare
Location: Virginia Beach
Qualifications: Certified Teacher, Homeschooling parent of 12+ years
Evaluations, Testing, Math Tutoring. Offers portfolio evaluations and individual testing
(Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) and Woodcock Johnson) and group testing (Stanford, IOWA, CAT).
Contact: Sarah Olbris,
(757) 456-9659.
Location: Virginia Beach. Depending on distance, will travel for group testing or multiple
evaluations
Qualifications: Virginia Licensed Teacher, Masters in Administration.
Offers portfolio evaluations based loosely on SOLs and testing (Stanford 10, IOWA, CAT/5, Woodcock Johnson).
Additional services offered include curriculum counseling, Slosson Intelligence
Testing and Key Math Diagnostic Inventory.
Contact: Michele Caprio
Location: Richmond. Willing to travel.
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Education, Masters in Special Education, B.F. in Elementary Education.
Offering portfolio evaluations and the Woodcock Johnson Mastery Assessment. Prefers portfolio evaluations.
Also offers assessment and consultation for special needs and behavior intervention.
Contact: Dr. Teresa Williams,
(804) 239-7626.
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