Testing Windows and Dates

WIDA (6th - 8th) January 8 - February 28
Writing SOLs (8th) March 5 - March 20
Non-Writing SOLs (6th - 8th) May 7 - June 8

Dates Subject to Change

Practice Assessment Tools (ePAT) homepage 
http://www.pearsonaccess.com/va/training-center.htm 
"The resources here are intended to support and enhance student preparation for the Standards of Learning Assessment. These tutorials provide direct exposure to the format and structure of the questions, and enable users to receive direct feedback for each item. Users can also download and print resource information for tips, techniques, and strategies related to reading and writing." 

In the left column of the Pearson Access webpage, you will find a list of practice assessment tools for different subject areas. On the right side, you'll find resources including ePAT installation instructions, formula sheets and some resource documents for reading and writing. 

Practice Tests 
At home, we encourage students taking a SOL test to become familiar with SOL testing by taking practice SOL tests. The following sites have tests available for practice:

• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/index.shtml
• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/index.shtml
• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/index.shtml
• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml
• http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/index.shtml

Other SOL Resources

Fairfax County Public Schools SOL Information and Resources 
http://www.fcps.edu/pla/ost/index.shtml                                     
Interactive websites for students to practice their SOL’s

• http://www.iq.poquoson.org/
• http://www.virginiasol.com/test_end_of_course.htm
• http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html

This link allows educators, parents and students to understand the scoring of SOL tests: http://perspective.pearsonaccess.com/perspective/appmanager/va/educator