Domains

Basic Reading Skills

WIAT-III
Early Reading Skills-auditory-visual stimuli; phonological awareness; given letters, sounds and rhymes; word recognition; rhymes when asked Word Reading-measures speed and accuracy of single word reading; not in context Pseudoword decoding- speed and accuracy of decoding skills with nonsense words

WJ-III Ach
Letter word identification-tests sight word and letter identification; cant necessarily read phonetically Word attack-phonemic awareness and decoding; nonsense words

KTEA-2
Letter-word recognition- identify letters or words; phonological decoding for real but unfamiliar words Phonological awareness- ability to hear and manipulate sounds that make up words; rhyming, sound-matching, blending, segmenting and deleting sounds Nonsense word decodingprocessing printed letters and letter patterns into sounds; like phonological decoding Word recognition fluencyspeed of response to printed words Association fluency- ability to retrieve words fluently that belong to a semantic category or start with a given sound Naming facility- tests how automatically a student can retrieve words from the lexical store; in pairs with association fluency Decoding fluency- speed of response to printed words Reading comprehension- ability to extract meaning from a set of related sentences; student match the word to the picture; read sentences and follow directions; deemphasizes vocab

Reading Fluency

Oral reading fluency-reading fluency of passages; accuracy, number of words read correctly, reading rate, reading fluency determined by how accurately and how fast in an oral passage

Reading Fluency- speed of sentence reading, doesnt have to be read out loud; asked to read sentence and answer question; how many completed in a timed period

Reading Comprehensio n

Reading Comp-draw meaning from written text; show passage, ask questions, use passage to answer questions

Passage comprehension- fill in the blank on sentences or passages, dont have to read out loud; need to understand context Reading vocab- read single word, provide synonym or fill in analogies Reading fluency

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WIAT-III

WJ-III Ach

KTEA-2

Math Calculation

Math fluency-mult, add., sub.; math calc. fluency, speed and accuracy; 1 min. per subtest Numerical operations- assess calc. skills, untimed, problems of varying difficulty and skills, paper-pencil

Math fluency- similar to WIAT, combined calc. all in one test, timed Math calc- combination of problems untimed, similar to numerical operations

Math computation- uses error analysis; gives detailed info about specific skill areas or process areas in which the student made errors

Math ProblemSolving

Math problem solving-measuring problem solving untimed; examiner presents problems orally, examinee responses orally or by pointing

Applied problems- problem solving, word problems; identify needed information from complex problems Quantitative conceptsunderstanding of math lang and symbols

Math concepts and applicationstudent classifies objects into sets and defining qualitative or quantitative relationships; proceeds to place value and regrouping in primary; secondary linear functions and quadratic equations; using concepts to solve problems

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WIAT-III

WJ-III Ach

KTEA-2

Written Expression

Alphabet writing fluency- timed measuring letter formation; 30 sec. Sentence composition-sentence combining, uses sentence formation skills, grammar, syntax, mechanics, semantics, combining two or more sentences untimed; sentence building, ability to build sentence using target word Essay- spontaneous written expression in response to prompt, timed Spelling-measures written spelling of words orally dictated

Writing fluency-timed, not penalize for cap, spelling, punc.; use given words to make a sentence Writing sample- no more than one sentence long; focus on sentence complexity Spelling-spell words which are orally presented; copying task for younger children Editing- sentence level; identify errors in grammar, spelling, cap., and vocab use Punc. And Cap.- vocabulary of grammar; defining symbols; printing Understanding directions- listen to complex oral directions and perform actions in correct order Oral comprehensionunderstanding what is said to them

Written expression- ability to convey ideas on paper; complete words, editing work, fill in the blank; extended writing piece Spelling- from pictures to oral stimuli

Listening Comprehensio n

Receptive vocab- ability to understand words spoken orally, word told and student points to corresponding picture Oral discourse comprehensionability to listen to something and answer question about what was heard

Listening comprehensioncomprehension of formal speech; designed to parallel passage items from reading comp subtest

Oral Expression

Expressive vocab- identify what is described orally and visually Oral word fluency- freely recall

Story Recall- listen to story and repeat what was heard Picture vocab-provide word orally

Oral expression- tests ability to communicate ideas in speech

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WIAT-III
animals and colors timed Sentence repetition- ability to repeat sentences given orally

WJ-III Ach
that matches the picture

KTEA-2

Other Written/Oral Language Notes:

Spelling of sounds- spell nonsense words; phonemic awareness

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WIAT-III

WJ-III Ach

KTEA-2