Specializing in the Most Widely Used and

Recognized Individualized Achievement Test in the

Nation

                                                    

Meeting Your Unique Testing NeedsMeeting Your Unique Testing Needs

Providing Professional Testing & Resources for Families

Helping Families Measure Growth

• Testing Ages 2 – 92• Including:

– Average– Below Average– Academically Gifted– Learning Disabled– Special Needs Students

Our Mission Our Mission

Our mission is for all children to maximize their God-given abilities by providing families with testing, assessing, and

consulting service. ATC is committed to excellence and professionalism in caring

for the needs of your child, whether in the private, public, or home school sector. We believe the model of continual assessing, planning, testing, and evaluating to be an

integral part of schooling.

Sticking Out Our Neck to Measure Growth

• The Diagnostic Information Provides an In-depth Look at Strengths and Weaknesses

• Not a Pass or Fail Test!

• Simply a Tool to Meet State Requirements and Help you Monitor and Evaluate Growth

Our Test Administrators

• Do not worry about finding a proctor for your testing.

• Come to us and we administer the test and explain your in-depth computerized score report at the end of your test session.

• Our teachers make curriculum recommendations based on our assessment, if you would like suggestions.

Meet our Test Administrators……

Angie CutlipDirector and Raleigh Area Test

Administrator• Masters Degree in Curriculum

and Instruction• Undergraduate Degree in

Elementary Education from Tennessee Temple University

• 13 Years Teaching Experience in Wake County

• Teacher Trainer for Staff Development Workshops in Both Public and Private Schools

• Resident of Wendell, NC, along with her Husband and Two Home-Schooled Children, Abigail and Amelia

Beverly Hardister Charlotte Area Test Administrator

• Six Years Teaching Experience

• Graduate of University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Specialized Training in the Areas of Reading Recovery and Writing

• Resident of Charlotte, NC, along with her Husband, and Two Children, Jackson & Jenna

                                                              

Becky Wilmington Area Test Administrator

• Homeschool Alumni• Currently teaches at

Wilmington Christian Academy

• Resides with her husband Jim in the Wilmington Area

Karlene MurphreeWilmington Area Test Administrator

• Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Northland Baptist Bible College

• Masters Degree in Biblical Counseling from Bob Jones University

• Seven Years Teaching Experience, Including Most Elementary Grades and Several High School Courses

• Stays at Home with Her Two Children, Benjamin and Jeremiah.

Assessing Your Needs

• We are committed to helping you understand your testing options and guidelines set by the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education.

• We specialize in the administration of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement, often referred to as the WJ®-III.

• We will assess which tests, of the WJ®-III your child will need and then administer the tests to your child one-on-one.

• Giraffes are best known for their height and spots.  A giraffe's spots are like a fingerprint.  No two animals have the same pattern.

• ATC Educational Services recognizes, that like giraffes, no two students are the same. That is why we are committed to helping you assess the growth of your unique student!

Special Needs Package

• If our Basic of Broad Knowledge Package does not meet your needs, we will create a package based on our assessment and make appropriate modifications.

• Our computer software allows us to note any modifications made during the standardized achievement testing.

• This will give you a tool for measuring your student’s growth, based on your student’s unique individual needs.

Example of Special Needs Modified Package

• Picture Vocabulary

• Letter/Word Identification

• Reading Comprehension

• Applied Problems

• Math Skills

• Quantitative and Qualitative Tests

• Academic Knowledge in Science, Social Studies and Cultural Knowledge

When deemed appropriate, test questions will be read aloud to your student, as well as some test items will allow for oral responses, instead of written response.

TestingAs soon as your student is tested you will

receive:

Official Score Reports in English or SpanishNarrative Description of your Child’s

PerformanceFree Consultation Before and After the

Administration of the TestsTakes about 2 hours for the whole process

Scheduling Your Appointment is EASY as ATC

Set up your APPOINTMENT by calling (919) 266-2228 or mail the "Easy Schedule Form" from our website.

Come TEST with us at one of our testing locations.

Retain your COMPUTERIZED TEST RESULTS at your home.

 • You do not order a particular grade level test

• Test questions are read both aloud and silently by either the administrator or the student depending on the test

• Students respond both verbally and/or with some writing depending on any modifications

• Only three sections timed, with no time limits on rest of the tests, therefore, less pressure

• Immediate feedback on your student's performance• Requires only one to two hours of your time

• Students do not have to spend too much time on frustrating material • Advanced students can work at higher grade levels

Advantages of WJ ® -III as compared to Group Tests

Such as CAT/5, SAT or ITBS

Benefits of Testing With ATC Educational Services

• Friendly, relaxed, and personable testing in comfortable environment

• Most students actually enjoy taking the test, stating, “This is a fun test!”

• One on One testing allows examiner to give encouraging words throughout the testing session

• Positive testing experience encourages students to excel

• Curriculum recommendations given during consultation

General Areas Available for Testing

• Reading - comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, letter/word identification

• Mathematics - computation, fluency, reasoning & application of basic skills, quantitative and qualitative concepts

• Language - knowledge, writing skills, writing fluency, punctuation, spelling, grammar, other editing skills

• Knowledge - general science, social studies, humanities

Contact Us

(919)266-2228Charlotte Area Call(704)454-3140

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Extra Tidbits

• The WJ-III is published by the same publishers as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills

• The WJ-III contains expanded norms for K.0 to University Graduate Students

• Preschoolers, as early as two years old may be tested using the WJ®-III

(N.C. only requires testing to begin at age 7)

Why is the WJ®-III more expensive than the other

options?The cost difference between the IOWA, CAT/5,

Stanford and the WJ-III is significant, due to the administration and scoring.

The WJ-III is not a group administered “bubble test”. Rather, the WJ-III is given one-on-one and based on individual national norms.

Though it generally takes less time to administer the WJ-III, the method used is more specialized, while at the same time provides expanded depth and coverage.

The administrator of the WJ-III is trained to administer the test to individuals using ceiling and basal scores. To keep it simple the use of these scores keeps the test time shorter, while at the same time allows a student to work up to any grade level.

During the administration of the test, the administrator makes observations, which are included in the narrative report.

The feedback is immediate using computer generated scores. During the consultation the parent is free to ask questions relating to the interpretation of the scores.

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