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Introduction to the WIAT-III

a standardized academic achievement test used to measure previously learned knowledge in the areas of Reading, Written Language, Mathemati Mathematics, cs, and Oral Language. The scores are based on age norms.

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suitable for use in clinical, educational and research settings. It can be used to identify the academic strengths and weaknesses individuals possess inform and aid intervention planning. provide meaningful information to assist with diagnostic, eligibility, eligibility, placement, and intervention decisions. should be interpreted in combination with the evaluation and review of the individual’s background, personality, current emotional functioning, and attention and motivation levels. Like all assessment instruments, the WIAT-II WIAT-II has certain limitations. Academic achievement can be conceptualised and assessed in many different ways. As a result, it is impossible to develop an instrument that assesses all components of























WIAT-III: Scoring Standard Scoring and Percentile Rank























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What’s What’ s New? Materials

Record Form –

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Longer – 52 pages, but space is well-used to improve ease of administration All administration and item























Quick Administration Guide for Each Subtest on Record Form Form























General Directions for Each Subtest on Record Form

























Correct Answer Key for Each Subtest Item on Record Form























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Stimulus Booklet –

Only one booklet, not two























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Oral Reading Fluency Booklet –

Durable, reusable, washable























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Response Booklet Longer - 32 pages

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Examiner’s Manual Administration and scoring;

























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Derived Scores for

























Assessment in a Three Tier Tier Model



















































































































































































































































































































Reading Subtests Early Reading Skills Word Reading

Pseudoword Decoding

Word Reading Pseudoword Decoding























Reading Scores Early Reading Skills Word Reading Pseudoword Decoding Reading

Word Reading Rate Pseudoword Decoding Rate























Written Expression Subtests























Written Expression Subtests Spelling

Spelling Alphabet Writing Fluency

Written Expression

Sentence Composition























Written Expression Scores Spelling Alphabet Writing Fluency Sentence Composition

Sentence Combining Sentence Building

























Oral Language























Oral Or al Language Subtests Listening Comprehension

Listening Comprehension























Oral Or al Expression Scores Listening Comprehension

Receptive Vocabula ocabulary ry























Mathematics























Math Subtests Numerical Operations Math

Numerical Operations Math

























Math Scores

























Achievement Testing vs

























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Interpretive Levels Fr Framework amework











































































































































































































































































































































Oral Or al Reading Fluency •

Grades 1-12

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Student reads two passages

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Administer grade level passages

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Can start one grade level lower if student is known to be a very poor reader; otherwise, use reverse rule























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Provide unknown words after 5 seconds A comprehension question is asked after the reading; these questions are not scored formally; the items are used to cue the student to read at a level that engages comprehension Student reads entire passage; record the
























Oral Reading Fluency Administration Administration Steps: 1. Begin timing as student begins reading

2. Record errors as student reads •

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Addition Errors: Any word added

Other Errors: Words supplied after 5” of attempted reading of word (mark























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Oral Reading Fluency Administration Steps:

3. End timing as student finishes passage and record stop time
























Oral Reading Fluency Administration Steps:

6. Calcu Calculate late Oral Readin eading g Fluenc Fluency y Total Raw Score Score,, Oral Oral Reading Accuracy Accurac y Total Total













































Written Expression























Alphabet Writing Fluency •

Grades PK-3 Only

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Student writes letters of the

























Alphabet Writing Fluency

















































Spelling

























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Oral Expression •

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Grades PK-12 Oral Word Fluency Expanded into a sub-area (2 items instead of 1) Sentence Repetition expanded to 15 items (9 items on WIAT-II)























Oral Expression •

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ALL students start with Expressive Vocabulary (EV) Item 1 Discontinue EV after 4 consecutive scores of 0 ALL students go on to Oral Word Fluency (OWF) and take both items























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Discontinue SR after 4 consecutive scores of 0 Raw Scores for EV and OWF and SR are converted into Standard Scores for each using B.1 or C.1 EV and OWF and SR Standard Scores are























Mathematics Subtests























Math Problem Solving •

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Grades PK-12 Name changed from Math Reasoning Items increased to 72 (67 items on the WIAT-II)

























Math Problem Solving •

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Start points vary based on Grade Level Basal: score of 1 on first three items in Start Point Set























Numerical Oper Operations ations •

Grades K-12

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Items increased to 61 (54 items on























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Basal: score of 1 on first three items in Start Point Set Reverse Rule: Incorrect on any of























Math Fluency •

Addition and Subtraction Grades 1-12; Multiplication Grades 3-12























Referenced Resources •

Berninger, V. & Richards, T. (2003). Brain Br ain Literacy for Educators and

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