WOODCOCK-JOHNSON III TESTS OF ACHIEVEMENT

LETTER-WORD IDENTIFICATION

Examinee decodes words presented in isolation

1.match letters

2.point to letter w/3 distractors

3-4identify upper case letters - receptive

5-6identify lower case letters- receptive

7-9identify upper case letters – expressive

10.select target word from 4 dissimilar words

11-14identify lower case letters with font variations

15.select target word from 4 dissimilar words

16-24sight words/high frequency words

25-32sight words/high frequency words

33-40high frequency words with irregular vowels; /s/ variations; dipthongs

41-48irregular vowels; multisyllabic words

49-76less frequently used words

READING FLUENCY

Examinee reads short sentences in a timed situation and circles yes if the statement is factual or no if the statement is false. Sentences increase in complexity.

STORY RECALL

Examinee listens to a short story playes on an audio tape and retells the story.

1. 2 sentences

2.2 sentences with one compound

3.2 sentences with quote

4. 2 compound sentences

5.2 sentences with detail

6. 3 sentences with detail

7.4 sentences with detail

8.4 sentences with time details

9-105+ sentences with detail

UNDERSTANDING DIRECTIONS

Examinee listens to directions as he examines a picture with man details. The examinee follows the directions which involve pointing to items in the picture.

Picture 1

1-41-step directions

51-step direction; identification based on action

61-step direction; spatial relationship

72-step direction

81-step direction w/negative

Picture 2

11-step direction w/negative

22-step directions; order

32-step direction; spatial relationship; negative

4-51-step direction; descriptor

62-step direction

71-step direction; negative

82-step direction; sequence; spatial relationship

92-step direction; sequence; spatial relationship

102-step direction; sequence

Picture 3

12-step direction; sequence

22-step direction; sequence; spatial relationship

32-step direction; action; spatial relationship

42-step direction; spatial relationship

52-step direction; sequence; descriptors

62-step directions; descriptors; sequence

73-step direction; sequence

82-step direction; descriptor

92-step direction; directionality

104-step direction

Picture 4

12-step direction; sequence; negative

23-step direction; descriptor

32-step direction; vocabulary

42-step direction; number concept; spatial relationship

52-step direction; mixed sequence; vocabulary

62-step direction; distractor; sequence; negative

71-step direction; qualifier; spatial relationship

83-step direction; vocabulary; directionality; sequence; descriptor

93-step direction; descriptor; sequence

101-step direction; qualifier; sequence

Picture 5

12-step direction; qualifier; detail; spatial relationship

22-step direction; qualifier

33-step direction; qualifier; directionality; sequence

42-step; qualifier

5-73-step; out-of-order sequence

82-step direction; qualifier presented in 2 statements

93-step direction; out-of-order sequence; choice

103-step direction; qualifier

113-step direction; out-of-order sequence

123-step direction; out-of-order sequence; vocabulary

Picture 6

12-step direction; qualifier; spatial relationship

23-step direction; descriptors; out-of-order sequence

33-step direction; spatial relationships; out –of-order presentation

41-step direction; qualifier in two statements

CALCULATION

Examinee does mathematical calculations.

1-4addition; linear

6-7subtraction; vertical

8-9subtraction; linear

10addition; vertical

11subtraction – 2-digit – 1 digit

12subtraction – 2 digit – 2 digit; no regrouping

13multiplication fact

14column addition; mixed place value

15division fact

16multiplication fact

17multiplication – 2-digit x1digit

18subtraction; 2-digit w/regrouping

19multiplication –2-digit x 1-digit

20subtraction – fractions; common denominator

21-22division – 2-digit into 3-digit, no remainder

23subtraction – fractions; common denominator

24division – 2-digit into 4-digit; no remainder

25Addition of fractions; mixed fractions; no common denominator

26multiplication with decimals

27Addition of fractions; mixed fractions; no common denominator

28addition of positive and negative number

29multiplication of positive and negative number

30division of fractions; no common denominator

31root to 3rd power

32-33algebraic equation

34percentage of decimal

35algebraic equation

36division; mixed fraction

37logarithm

38square root; algebraic equation

39square root; decimal

40power; algebraic equation

41cosine

42slope and intercept

44algebraic concept

45triginometry

MATH FLUENCY

Examinee solves addition; subtraction, multiplication; and division problems in a timed test.

SPELLING

1-2copy examiner’s drawing

3-4stay within boundary

5-6trace letters

7copy model

8-12write dictated letter

13-14lowercase letter

15-21spell sight words

22u

23ai

24le

25wh

26ed

27number word

28oo

29number word

30ar = er; ly

31re; ar; plural

32pl; ai

33ture

34sounds of g

35ou; gh

36eau; ful

37c = /k/; al

38double consonant; er; ence

39two letters for /s/

40silent consonant

41cr

42sion

43multiple spelling

44g = /j/

45final x

46double consonant; age

47double consonant; able

48kn

49double consonant; gance

50prefix

51str; ph

52prefix

5353

54c = /k/; qu; tance

55sc; ient

56double consonant; tion

57common useage

58c = /s/; double consonant; ate

59multi-syllabic; qu; final y

WRITING FLUENCY

Examinee combines 3 words into a logical sentence that relates to a picture in a timed task.

PASSAGE COMPREHENSION

Examinee supplies the missing word in a short passage using pictoral or contextual clues.

1-3match rebus to realistic picture

4-10match phrase to picture

11-13use picture clue and contextual clue to supply missing word

14recall

15verb usuage

16recall

17picture clue; vocabulary

18picture clue; vocabulary

19verb usuage

20verb

21relationship

22action

23relationship

24relationship; stated concept

25relationship

26rhyme

27relationship; vocabulary

28relationship; recall; prior knowledge

29relationship; cause-effect

30prior knowledge

31vocabulary

32stated concept

33stated concept

34stated concept; prior knowledge

35vocabulary

36vocabulary; prior knowledge; inference

37spatial concept

38stated concept; noun

39qualifier

40action

41vocabulary

42stated concept

43vocabulary

44vocabulary

45preposition

46vocabulary

47vocabulary

APPLIED PROBLEMS

The examinee applies mathematical concepts in story problems read by the examiner.

1-2value of set with use of manipulatives

3-8value of set with pictorial and distractors

9subtraction with pictoral

10negative

11value of sets; pictorial

12geometric shape

13spatial relationship; value of set

14subtraction with pictorial, under 10

15subtraction with pictorial, under 10

16subtraction with pictorial; under 10

17addition with pictorial sets; under 10

18addition with pictorial; under 10

19time to hour

21subtraction sets under 10

22addition sets under 10

23negative

24identification of coins

25value of set of coins

26temperature

27value of sets of coins

28multi-step problem with distractor

29value of set of coins

30multi-step problem with distractor

31multiplication

32multi-step problem involving change

33combination of coins to yield specified set; prior knowledge

34division

35-36multi-step problem involving change

37miles traveled on specified number of gallons of gas

38fraction; ruler

39addition of fraction

40miles traveled on specified number of gallons of gas

41perimeter

42rate

43percentage; linear measurement

44future time

45time traveled

46weeks in a year

47multiplication with fractions

48fractional part of a yardstick

49percentage

50relationship

51volume

52interest rate

53volume

54area of triangle

55rate of increase

56hypotenuse

57compounded interest

58circumference

59slope

60probability

61circumference

62altitude and base

63radius

WRITING SAMPLES

1name

2c-v-c word

3common noun

4descriptor + noun

5descriptor + noun

6sentence based on picture

7noun with sentence modeled verbally

8sentence based on picture

9noun with sentence modeled

10sentence based on pictre

11action with phrase provided

12sentence with action based on picture

13sequence

14sequence

15relationship

16series

17sentence using “because”

18sequence

19sentence on provided topic with specified phrase used

20descriptive sentence

21sequence; conversation

22sequence

23main or topic sentence

24sentence using “however

25sentence using “for example”

26sequence

27completion of sentence to finish though

28sequence

29sequence

30sentence using “despite her anger

STORY RECALL – DELAYED

Examinee recalls stories previously presented. Examiner provides a sentence or phrase as a cue.

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