Learning Shortcuts
Site offers a comprehensive review for each grade level from 3rd through 12th. Review basic skills that often appear on standardized tests and fill in any holes in your child's learning for the year. Offers a free test drive and if you like the site you need to purchase a subscription.

Debra Bell Test Prep Guides
Scoring High test prep program helps students do better on standardized tests. Numerous articles on topics such as motivating students with contests, determining your child's learning style, family schools and academic co-ops and interviews with Susan Wise Bauer and Josh Harris.

Piedmont Educational Services
Publisher who distributes the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). Also offers information on home schooling through high school, additional curriculum products offered by this publisher and a directory of numerous products and services. Be sure to check out the archived newsletters.

Preparing for the ITBS
Student activity book to help children prepare for the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Check out the test taking tips and strategies videos. Sign up for email updates to find out the newest products and updates to the material. Also allows parents to ask questions they might have about the products.

Iowa Testing Programs
University of Iowa details information about the tests, how to use the tests and interpreting scores. Also find out what time of year to test, how to test students with special needs, preparing students for testing, how to obtain test materials and info on updates and downloads.

Study Island
Offers web-based diagnostic tests and preparation for many different states. 98.1 percent of those who used the site report an increase in test scores. You can also buy study island gear. Register as a new user for further access to the site's features.

Homeschool: To Test or Not to Test
Article discusses the pros and cons of standardized tests for the home schooled student. Lists books that can help with studying for a standardized tests and learning how to take tests. Get a full list of related articles> on test taking topics.

Bright Education
Order practice materials for many different standardized tests. Offers a discount to groups of 20 or more. Check out the customer testimonials about the effectiveness of their products. Find out what is included in each of the kits, searching by grade level (1st through 8th).

Wikipedia: ITBS
World largest online encyclopedia offers analysis of what the Iowa Test of Basic Skills covers. Be sure to check out the information on standardized tests in general, which discusses the history, design, scoring, advantages and disadvantages of these tests.

BJU Press: ITBS
Offers individual tests for sell to parents with some requirements that the parent follow in order to conduct the test such as holding a bachelor's degree. The Iowa Test runs around $60.00. If you have questions, you can contact them for more details.

Skills Tutor
Houghton Mifflin offers online resource to help students study for the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Study the topics of basic math, language and reading. Also covers information skills, reading comprehension, science and writing. Find out what's going on in your state in the educational field and testing.

Riverside Publishing
Also sells individual ITBS tests for administration. The publisher of the test sets the guidelines for who can administer the test, so the requirements are also that the person holds either a teaching license, bachelor's degree etc. Purchase packets of 25 or single copies.

Student Zone
Activities to help students raise their Iowa test scores. Find out how to create flash card games and how to tie math and history together for better retention. The library offers many additional topics such as homework help spot, study web and practice tests.

Mari Inc.
Huge selection of teacher resources and assessment materials. Helpful materials to get students to achieve the best possible score on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Listed by grade level and includes a classroom set bundled together or individual items.

Public Schools of North Carolina
Details what the Iowa Test of Basic Skills covers, such as vocabulary with a picture or written story and response, word analysis to see how well students recognize words, reading comprehension and listening. Site also includes details on curriculum.

Jamestown Educational
Order a free copy of Results With Jamestown Education. The report details how schools have found testing achievement by using the materials available. The summer kits can be used as a summer enrichment or after school program and offer items that are usually found on the ITBS and other common standardized tests.

K12 Academics
Detailed information covers everything you want to know about the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and standardized tests in general. Find out about the history, design and scoring, standards and advantages. Site also offers details about academic competitions and student aid.

Amazon: Iowa Test Prep
Many different publications to help your student prepare for the basic skills testing. Check out Scoring Higher Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Grade 6. Also available for other grade levels. Teachers editions are also available. Other books explain how to take a standardized test and score higher than normal.

Learning Abled Kids
Site details that while many of the common standardized tests (Iowa Test of Basic Skills, California Achievement, Stanford-10) are a bit different, they all have similarities which can help when preparing. Be sure to check out the study aids and links to many different related websites.

Merit Software
Software prepares students to take standardized tests. Offers in-depth online learning and free shipping on home orders. Find out why Merit offers results you can see in improved scores and how it covers core subjects that students need to be competent in.