Assessment Considerations

Assessment Considerations

While a homeschool assessment must be done every year for students of compulsory age, there are two main options to choose from: testing and portfolio review.  The portfolio review option was hard-won in 1994 to help special needs students and others for whom testing...
Wait!  Does That Test Meet WV Code?

Wait! Does That Test Meet WV Code?

While the myriad of testing choices available to parents may offer more flexibility, they come with an equal dose of responsibility.  Recent ads to WV families have promoted online and traditional versions of the Stanford test – some of which do not meet state...
Special Needs: Charly’s Story

Special Needs: Charly’s Story

by Charly Shreves Our eight-year-old son, Brody, had been struggling for quite a while. He confused letters and numbers, made grammatical and spelling errors that weren’t age-appropriate, and completed any work at an excruciatingly slow pace. It wasn’t a behavior...
Time for a New Test Report Sheet!

Time for a New Test Report Sheet!

CHEWV is introducing a new Report Sheet option for CHEWV testing families!  This year we are unveiling our new Progress Report in response to recent changes in the law.  The revised homeschooling law requires that assessment results be submitted to the county when...
Stanines, Percentiles, and Freedom

Stanines, Percentiles, and Freedom

Learning. It’s not just for our students!  There is certainly a learning curve for the newly revised law.  This is a good thing, however, for through this law we have gained freedom!  Nevertheless, with freedom comes responsibility – the responsibility to learn....