This guide is designed to help parents gain a better understanding of testing and its role in the education of their children. It answers the following questions: (1) What are standardized tests? (2) What do standardized test scores tell me about my child? (3) How are standardized test scores used? (4) What are the limitations of standardized tests? (5) What is a criterion-referenced test, and how is it different from a norm-referenced test? (6) What are minimum competency tests? (7) What can parents do to help? (8) Are there legal rights for parents and students on testing? (9) What do test items look like? and (10) What are some other sources of information on testing? (Author/RL)