Parents are often overwhelmed with results of various tests done by the school to assess the cognitive functioning, language ability, and academic performance of a child with special needs.  The following links can help you understand the purpose of some of the more popular or common tests, what they measure, and how to interpret the results.  A link for the SAT and ACT tests are included as well.

The following are some of the links to the testing publishers:

(Wechsler tests - WISC-IV, WAIS, WIAT, 

GORT-4, Peabody)

http://www.pearsonassessments.com

(Woodcock Johnson)

http://www.riverpub.com

(Oral and Written Language Scales-OWLS)

www.proedinc.com

For college testing:

http://www.collegeboard.com/testing (SAT)

http://www.actstudent.org/ (ACT)