Call your local public school before January 1 and inform them that you wish to have your homeschooled kindergartner tested. The school will order the test for your child along with the order for their students.
Ask the public school secretary when the testing will be administered so that you can mark your calendar. Testing is usually done in the last semester of the school year.
Bring your kindergartner to the school on the day of testing so that he can be tested with the other students.
Wait for the school to send you the testing results. This usually takes a few weeks as the tests must be sent back for grading. The school itself doesn't grade the tests.
Order the Stanford Achievement Test from Pearson's website. In addition, you will need to order the "Response Keys" and the "Understanding Your Test Results Pack." You will need a credit or debit card in order to do this. Do this during the third semester of the school year so you receive it at the beginning of the fourth semester.
Administer the Stanford Achievement Test to your child. Give your child a good breakfast and keep the testing room quiet so that he can do his best.
Allow your child to take a 15- to 20-minute break in between testing subjects. Remember he is only in kindergarten and his attention span will not be the same as an older child.
Score the Stanford Achievement Test and compare the results with the "Understanding Test Results Pack." If you have any questions about how your child performed on the test, you can call Pearson at 800-328-5999.