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Woodcock-Johnson Subtests Explanations

GROUPINGS AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE WJIII SUB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TESTS (There are 22 academic tests.  The numbers refer to the test number.) 

Reading Tests:

1. Letter-Word Identification - naming letters and reading words aloud from a list.

2. Reading Fluency - speed of reading sentences and answering "yes" or "no" to each.

9. Passage Comprehension - orally supplying the missing word removed from each sentence or very brief paragraph.  (e.g., "Woof," said the _____, biting the hand that fed it.").

13. Word Attack - reading nonsense words (e.g., plurp, fronkett) aloud to test phonetic word attack skills.

17. Reading Vocabulary - orally stating synonyms and antonyms for printed words and orally completing written analogies (e.g., elephant : big :: mouse : ____ ).

21. Sound Awareness - rhyming, deletion, substitution, and reversing of spoken sounds.

Reading Clusters
(Are a combination of subtests, they are an average of scores.)

Broad Reading
(Is combination of these 3 subtests):

Basic Reading Skills
(Is combination of these 2 subtests):

Reading Comprehension
(Is combination of these 2 subtests) 

1. Letter-Word Identification

1. Letter-Word Identification

9. Passage Comprehension

2. Reading Fluency

13. Word Attack

17. Reading Vocabulary

9. Passage Comprehension

 

These 5 areas of reading are included in the assessment recommended by NCLB (NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND) :

  1. Phonemic Awareness
  2. Phonics
  3. Fluency
  4. Vocabulary
  5. Comprehension strategies

(1.) Sound Awareness subtest (for Phonemic Awareness subtest) and Sound Blending subtest

(2.) Word Attack, the ability to read nonsense words (Phonics)

(3.) Reading Fluency

(4.) Reading Vocabulary

(5.) Passage Comprehension (low level comprehension at the sentence level, using fill in the blank.)

Other useful subtests are Spelling of sounds subtest, and Picture Vocabulary subtest.
Other academic areas to assess: writing, spelling and math, including writing fluency and math fluency.

Written Language

7. Spelling - writing letters and words from dictation.

8. Writing Fluency - writing simple sentences, using three given words for each item and describing a picture, as quickly as possible for seven minutes.

11. Writing Samples - writing sentences according to directions; many items include pictures; spelling does not count on most items.

16. Editing - orally correcting deliberate errors in typed sentences.

18. Spelling of Sounds - written spelling of dictated nonsense words.

22. Punctuation and Capitalization - formal writing test of these skills.

 

Written Language Clusters

Broad Written Language
(Is combination of these 3 subtests):

Basic Writing Skills:

Written Expression:

7. Spelling

7. Spelling

8. Writing Fluency

8. Writing Fluency

16. Editing

11. Writing Samples

11. Writing Samples


Math

5. Calculation - involves arithmetic computation with paper and pencil.

6. Math Fluency - speed of performing simple calculations for 3 minutes.

10. Applied Problems - are oral, math "word problems," solved with paper and pencil.

18. Quantitative Concepts - oral questions about mathematical factual information, operations signs, etc.

Math Clusters

Broad Math
(Is combination of these 3 subtests):

Math Calculation Skills:

Math Reasoning:

5. Calculation

5. Calculation

10. Applied Problems

6. Math Fluency

6. Math Fluency

18. Quantitative Concepts

10. Applied Problems


Listening Comprehension

3. Story Recall - the student answers oral questions about stories that were dictated to the student.

4. Understanding Directions - the student follows oral directions to point to different parts of pictures.

12 Story Recall – Delayed - the student answers questions about the stories heard earlier.

14. Picture Vocabulary - the student points to named pictures or names pictures.

15. Oral Comprehension - the student provides anto- or synonyms to spoken words and completes oral analogies (e.g., elephant is to big as mouse is to ___ )

19. Academic Knowledge - oral questions about factual knowledge of science, social studies, and humanities (art, literature and music).

21. Sound Awareness - (Phonemic Awareness) rhyming, deletion, substitution, and reversing of spoken sounds.

Oral Language Clusters

Oral Language Standard skills

Oral Language Extended Skills

Listening Comprehension

Oral Expression

3. Story Recall

4. Understanding Directions

4. Understanding Directions

3. Story Recall

4. Understanding Directions

14. Picture Vocabulary

15. Oral Comprehension

14. Picture Vocabulary

 

15. Oral Comprehension

 

Academic Skills:

Academic Fluency:

Academic Applications:

Phoneme/Grapheme Knowledge:

1. Letter-Word Identification
5. Calculation
7. Spelling

2. Reading Fluency
6. Math Fluency
8. Writing Fluency

9. Passage Comprehension
10. Applied Problems
11. Writing Samples

13. Word Attack
20. Spelling of Sounds

Total Achievement:

Broad Reading
Broad Math
Broad Written Language


 The information on this was adapted from Fairleigh Dickinson University, website created by Dumont and Willis 

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