Domains
Basic Reading
Skills
WIAT-III
WJ-III Ach
Early Reading Skills-auditory-visual
stimuli; phonological awareness;
given letters, sounds and rhymes;
word recognition; rhymes when
asked
Letter word identification-tests
sight word and letter identification;
cant necessarily read phonetically
Word Reading-measures speed and
accuracy of single word reading;
not in context
Word attack-phonemic awareness
and decoding; nonsense words
Pseudoword decoding- speed and
accuracy of decoding skills with
nonsense words
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
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
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
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
Domains
Math
Calculation
Math ProblemSolving
WIAT-III
WJ-III Ach
Math fluency-mult, add., sub.;
math calc. fluency, speed and
accuracy; 1 min. per subtest
Math fluency- similar to WIAT,
combined calc. all in one test,
timed
Numerical operations- assess calc.
skills, untimed, problems of varying
difficulty and skills, paper-pencil
Math calc- combination of
problems untimed, similar to
numerical operations
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
KTEA-2
Math computation- uses error
analysis; gives detailed info about
specific skill areas or process areas
in which the student made errors
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
Domains
Written
Expression
WIAT-III
WJ-III Ach
Alphabet writing fluency- timed
measuring letter formation; 30 sec.
Writing fluency-timed, not penalize
for cap, spelling, punc.; use given
words to make a sentence
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
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
Oral
Expression
Writing sample- no more than one
sentence long; focus on sentence
complexity
KTEA-2
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
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
Listening comprehensioncomprehension of formal speech;
designed to parallel passage items
from reading comp subtest
Oral comprehensionunderstanding what is said to them
Expressive vocab- identify what is
described orally and visually
Story Recall- listen to story and
repeat what was heard
Oral word fluency- freely recall
Picture vocab-provide word orally
Oral expression- tests ability to
communicate ideas in speech
Domains
WIAT-III
animals and colors timed
WJ-III Ach
that matches the picture
Sentence repetition- ability to
repeat sentences given orally
Other
Written/Oral
Language
Notes:
Spelling of sounds- spell nonsense
words; phonemic awareness
KTEA-2
Domains
WIAT-III
WJ-III Ach
KTEA-2
