...one place... offers all different types of psych-educational testing as well as tutoring and coaching. They want about $600 to give DS WJIII Reading and Math.
...Special Ed. Teacher (10 yrs) and... homeschool evaluator... Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement... She quoted me a price of $55.
The price difference... what I should look for...
In general, a person administering a test for homeschoolers would be serving a parental need for initial screening to see if further (more expensive) assessments may be needed, they may not often be serving a parental need for detailed information to use for advocacy.
Are either of these test administrators familiar with gifted? 2e?
You may wish to consider whether your needs may be more in line with the full-service corporation. When talking with each test administrator, you may wish to share your purpose for testing, planned use(s) of the scores, and ask about the detail of the score reporting and interpretation that you would receive for the stated price.
It is my understanding a test administrator would be "legit" and "credible", qualified with the required credentials, or the test company would not sell their tests to him/her to administer.
