What is Home Education?
Home education, as defined by Florida law, is “sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent or guardian in order to satisfy the requirements of Statute 1003.21 and 1002.41.” The law is broad, giving parents quite a bit of freedom to direct their child’s education.
In Florida there are scholarships through Step Up For Students that are available and can be used for home education. The four scholarship options are: Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO), New Worlds, Personalized Education Program (PEP), and Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA). Detailed information about the Step Up scholarship options can be found on the Step Up For Students website.
At Altitude Tutoring, we provide testing that is on the Florida Department of Education's approved assessment list and meets the yearly requirement for homeschool education.
What testing does Altitude offer?
At Altitude, we administer the PEP-approved Wide Range Achievement Test, Fifth Edition (WRAT-5) in-person and online. The WRAT-5 is a nationally standardized, individually administered achievement test used to measure essential academic skills. It’s designed to assess how well a student has mastered foundational learning concepts. This makes the WRAT-5 a reliable and efficient way to track progress across grade levels.
This test evaluates three core academic areas:
- Reading – Assesses word recognition and decoding skills, showing how well your child can read and understand written words.
- Spelling – Measures the ability to write letters and words correctly from dictation, reflecting basic language and literacy development.
- Math Computation – Tests your child’s ability to solve basic math problems using operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
The WRAT-5 is a shorter, straightforward test that doesn’t require advanced preparation for the student or hours of testing time. This test is preferable for students who struggle with sustained attention or have test anxiety.
