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Testing Materials from Trust Tutoring

Start-up Kit

(including Administration Manual; 50 test forms; 25 pre-test/post-test phonetic word tests; instructional audio) $89.95

Administration Manual only

24-page description and background of the EBS and instructions on how to administer it. $15.95

Set of 50 test forms only

Each EBS test form consists of 4 pages of sequential problems, divided into three sections: writing, reading and math. At the end of each section, there is a standardization scale to compare raw score with age-level equivalent performance. The test is suitable for evaluating children aged 3-18 Set of 50 $50.00

Set of 50 pre-test/post-test phonetic tests

50 each of the phonetic word test I and II to deterine skill level ability with key “phonetic” rules of the English language. 46 word on each test. Total for all $40.00

Application fee for certification as
EBS test administrator

Two-step training procedure to qualify as a certified EBS test administrator $195.00

What People Say About the Evaluation of Basic Skills (EBS)

“I am finding the EBS helpful for a wide range of students...I like the pre/post word lists to determine a student’s decoding skills”
Susan Gelarden (Indiana)
"I have been using the EBS test for many years to discover what skills are needed for tutoring students. I have found it to be an extremely useful tool in ascertaining students’ strengths and weaknesses and highly recommend it.'
Emily Ackerman (Regional Director, Trust Tutoring)
"I have had the EBS test for over 15 years and have found it to be invaluable for general tutoring clients. Parents are always impressed and feel much more confident in hiring me when I have diagnostic tools to reference and use to create a work plan."
Susan Kruger (Lake Orion, MI)
“Regarding the EBS, I have found it to be useful and accurate. Whenever additional test results were available, the age levels determined by the EBS were consistent with them.”
Jim Loftin (Florida)
"I have been using the EBS for at least ten years. It is an excellent tool that is simple, yet gives enough complex information to illuminate exactly where the student/client needs exposure or assistance. I have used this to evaluate on a professional level as a certified evaluator, a private tutor and as a home-school mom. I now utilize it as a professional counselor. I would recommend the EBS as a definite asset to anyone who is interested in getting to the point. It is useful for all ages and non-threatening to students/clients because unlike most others, the EBS is not overwhelming or redundant."
Deb Amoroso, (Washington)