Review and Practice of the Woodcock Johnson IV BRENDA DE LA GARZA

Review and Practice of the Woodcock Johnson IV BRENDA DE LA GARZA E D U C ATI O N S P E C I A L I S T S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A M S C H O O L I M P R O V E M E N T, A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y A N D C O M P L I A N C E REGION ONE [email protected]

Objectives Gain understanding of the changes on the WJ IV Overview of the new tests Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

NEW! Cognitive: What’s New? Emphasis on core set of tests (1–7) Gf-Gc composite 6 new or modified tests: Nonword Repetition, Phonological Processing, Letter-Pattern Matching, Verbal Attention, Visualization, and Oral Vocabulary New clusters focusing on important narrow abilities, including perceptual speed, number facility, quantitative reasoning, auditory memory span, vocabulary, and cognitive efficiency Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Core Tests Cog: Tests 1-7 OL: Test 1-4 ACH: Test 1-6 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

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Comprehension-Knowledge (Gc) Cluster Composition WJ IV Gc Cluster Test 1: Oral Vocabulary (2 subtests: Synonyms and Antonyms) Test 8: General Information WJ III Gc Cluster Test 1: Verbal Comprehension (4 subtests: Picture Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Verbal Analogies) Test 11: General Information Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Fluid Reasoning (Gf) Cluster Composition WJ IV Gf Cluster Test 2: Number Series Test 9: Concept Formation WJ III Gf Cluster Test 5: Concept Formation Test 15: Analysis-Synthesis Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Short-Term Working Memory (Gwm) Cluster Composition WJ IV Gwm Cluster Test 3: Verbal Attention Test 10: Numbers Reversed WJ III Gsm Cluster Test 7: Numbers Reversed Test 17: Memory for Words Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Cognitive Processing Speed (Gs) Cluster Composition WJ IV Gs Cluster Test 4: Letter-Pattern Matching Test 17: Pair Cancellation WJ III Gs Cluster Test 6: Visual Matching (Number-Pattern Matching) Test 16: Decision Speed (dropped) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Auditory Processing (Ga) Cluster Composition WJ IV Ga Cluster Test 5: Phonological Processing Test 12: Nonword Repetition WJ III Ga Cluster Test 4: Sound Blending (moved to OL) Test 14: Auditory Attention (dropped) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Long-Term Retrieval (Glr) Cluster Composition WJ IV Glr Cluster Test 6: Story Recall Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning WJ III Glr Cluster Test 2: Visual-Auditory Learning Test 12: Retrieval Fluency (moved to OL) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Visual Processing (Gv) Cluster Composition WJ IV Gv Cluster Test 7: Visualization Test 14: Picture Recognition WJ III Gv Cluster Test 3: Spatial Relations (subtest in Visualization) Test 13: Picture Recognition Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Cognitive Standard Battery (Tests 1–10) Test Test Test Test Test Test Test 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: Oral Vocabulary (Gc) Number Series (Gf) Verbal Attention (Gwm) Letter-Pattern Matching (Gs) Phonological Processing (Ga) Story Recall (Glr) Visualization (Gv) Test 8: General Information (Gc) Test 9: Concept Formation (Gf) Test 10: Numbers Reversed (Gwm) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance GIA Core Tests Required for IntraCog Variation

General Intellectual Ability Options General Intellectual Ability (GIA) Tests 1–7 (35–40 minutes) Median reliability: .97 Brief Intellectual Ability (BIA) Tests 1–3 (10–15 minutes) Median reliability: .94 Gf-Gc Composite Tests 1, 2, 8, & 9 (15–20 minutes) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Median reliability: .95

Comprehension-Knowledge (Gc) Test 1: Oral Vocabulary Test 8: General Information (was in WJ III) Other Gc tests OL Test 1: Picture Vocabulary Important for academic success, across domains and ages Strong g loading: .74 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Fluid Reasoning (Gf) Test 2: Number Series Test 9: Concept Formation (was in WJ III) Other Gf tests Test 15: Analysis-Synthesis (was in WJ III) Important for academic success, especially applying skills Strong g loading: .78 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Short-Term Working Memory (Gwm) Test 3: Verbal Attention Test 10: Numbers Reversed Other Gwm tests Test 16: Object-Number Sequencing Test 18: Memory for Words OL Test 5: Sentence Repetition Important for academic success across domains and ages Strong g loading: .76 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Cognitive Processing Speed (Gs) Test 4: Letter-Pattern Matching Test 17: Pair Cancellation (was in WJ III) Other Gs tests Test 11: Number-Pattern Matching (as Visual Matching in WJ III COG) Important for academic success, especially during skill acquisition Moderate g loading: Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .62

Auditory Processing (Ga) Test 5: Phonological Processing Test 12: Nonword Repetition Other Ga tests OL Test 3: Segmentation OL Test 7: Sound Blending Important for academic success, especially during skill acquisition Strong g loading: Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .77

Auditory Processing (Ga) Increased cognitive complexity in the WJ IV Ga cluster Very different from WJ III Ga cluster Two new tests measuring multiple abilities Word fluency, speed of lexical access, phonological storage, phonetic coding, working memory Strong g loading: (.77) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Long-Term Retrieval (Glr) Test 6: Story Recall Test 13: Visual-Auditory Learning Important for academic success, especially in skill acquisition Strong g loading: Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .72

Visual Processing (Gv) Test 7: Visualization(spatial relations) Test 14: Picture Recognition Important to math success Moderate g loading: .68 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

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NEW! Oral Language Battery One easel-style Test Book 12 tests (9 English, 3 Spanish) Core set of tests (1–4) Serves as basis for intra-oral language variation procedure Measures 4 aspects of oral language Uses Broad Oral Language as the predictor in an ability/achievement procedure Provides 3 parallel English and Spanish Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Oral Language Battery 4 tests relocated from WJ III COG or DS Sound Blending, Rapid Picture Naming, Retrieval Fluency, Sentence Repetition 4 tests relocated from the WJ III ACH Picture Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Understanding Directions, Sound Awareness 1 new test: Segmentation 3 Spanish tests: parallel to Picture Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Auditory Memory Span (requires 1 test from WJ IV COG) Includes 2 tests measuring the narrow short-term working memory ability of auditory memory span – Test 5: Sentence Repetition (from WJ IV OL) – Test 18: Memory for Words (from WJ IV COG) Median reliability: .88 (5–19) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .91 (adult)

Administering the Spanish Tests There are 3 parallel tests in English and Spanish. Ideally, a proficient bilingual examiner (English and Spanish) should administer the parallel tests. Use the primary/ancillary examiner team approach if a bilingual examiner is not available. See Chapter 6 of the WJ IV OL Examiner’s Manual for details on implementing the primary/ancillary examiner team approach. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Oral Expression Includes 2 tests measuring various aspects of oral expression, including lexical knowledge, language development, and syntactic knowledge ‒ Test 1: Picture Vocabulary ‒ Test 5: Sentence Repetition Median reliability: .88 (5–19) (adult) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .92

Listening Comprehension Includes 2 tests measuring listening ability, verbal comprehension, and short-term working memory for language ‒ Test 2: Oral Comprehension ‒ Test 6: Understanding Directions Median reliability: .89 (5–19) .90 (adult) Parallel Spanish cluster is Comprensión auditiva. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Lenguaje oral Includes 2 tests measuring various aspects of oral language, including lexical knowledge, listening comprehension, and verbal comprehension – Test 10: Vocabulario sobre dibujos – Test 11: Comprensión oral Parallel to the Oral Language cluster Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Comprensión auditiva Includes 2 tests measuring listening ability, verbal comprehension, and short-term working memory for language – Test 11: Comprensión oral – Test 12: Comprensión de indicaciones Parallel to the Listening Comprehension cluster Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Comparative Language Index (CLI) Comparative Language Index English Cluster Oral Language Spanish Cluster Lenguaje oral Broad Oral Language Amplio lenguaje oral Listening Comprehension Comprensión auditiva Test 2: Oral Comprehension Test 6: Understanding Directions Test 11: Comprensión oral Test 12: Comprensión de indicaciones Test 1: Picture Vocabulary Test 2: Oral Comprehension Test 1: Picture Vocabulary Test 2: Oral Comprehension Test 6: Understanding Directions Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Test 10: Vocabulario sobre dibujos Test 11: Comprensión oral Test 10: Vocabulario sobre dibujos Test 11: Comprensión oral Test 12: Comprensión de indicaciones

Comparative Language Index (CLI) Spanish oral language proficiency English oral language proficiency RPI 66/90 RPI 15/90 S/E CLI 66/15 Comparative Language Index Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

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Organization 3 forms of the Standard Battery Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance 1 form of the Extended Battery

Achievement 3 forms of the Standard Battery (Forms A, B, C) - Tests 1–11 1 Extended Battery (use with all 3 forms) - Tests 12–20 Core set of tests (1–6) - Measures reading, writing, and mathematics achievement areas - Creates the intra-achievement variation procedure - Provides Brief Achievement cluster (Tests 1–3) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Achievement 20 tests - 11 in Standard Battery (3 forms) - 9 in Extended Battery (1 form) 22 clusters - 15 in Standard Battery - 7 additional when using Extended Battery Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Achievement: What’s New? 7 new or extended tests - Oral Reading, Reading Recall, Word Reading Fluency - Number Matrices - Science, Social Studies, Humanities 8 new clusters - Reading, Reading Comprehension– Extended, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate - Written Language - Mathematics - Brief Achievement, Broad Achievement Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Achievement: What’s New? Co-normed with WJ IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities and WJ IV Tests of Oral Language Qualitative Observation checklists for Tests 1–11 - Located in Test Record - Help document important information about how examinee performed on the task - Include data on percentage of age mates at each rating Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Achievement Standard Battery (Tests 1–11) (Forms A, B, C) Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test 1: Letter-Word Identification 2: Applied Problems 3: Spelling 4: Passage Comprehension 5: Calculation 6: Writing Samples 7: Word Attack 8: Oral Reading NEW! 9: Sentence Reading Fluency 10: Math Facts Fluency 11: Sentence Writing Fluency Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Core Tests (1– 6) Required for intra-ACH variation Creates: Brief ACH Reading Mathematics Written Language

Reading Includes 8 tests measuring various aspects of reading - Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test 1: Letter-Word Identification 4: Passage Comprehension 7: Word Attack 8: Oral Reading NEW! 9: Sentence Reading Fluency NEW! 12: Reading Recall 15: Word Reading Fluency NEW! 17: Reading Vocabulary Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Reading Provides 7 clusters for a comprehensive evaluation of reading performance - Reading Broad Reading Basic Reading Skills Reading Comprehension (and Extended) NEW! Reading FluencyNEW! Reading RateNEW! Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

NEW ! Test 8: Oral Reading A measure of oral reading skill that contributes to the Reading Fluency cluster Select starting point based on examinee’s estimated achievement level. Ceiling: Determined by cutoffs Scoring 2, 1, or 0 – 2 if sentence is read with no errors – 1 if sentence is read with one error – 0 if sentence is read with two or more errors Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 8: Oral Reading Types of reading errors that may occur: Self-corrections within 3 seconds do not count as errors. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 8: Oral Reading Mark each error on the Test Record with a slash (/) at the point in the sentence the error occurs. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 8: Oral Reading 1 a boat 1 There honey 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance 2 1 1 1

Test 8: Oral Reading Follow Continuation Instructions to determine when to give additional items or when to discontinue testing. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

NEW! Test 12: Reading Recall A measure of reading skill that contributes to the Reading Comprehension cluster Select starting point based on examinee’s estimated achievement level. Ceiling: Determined by cutoffs Scoring 1 or 0 for each element – 1 if element is recalled correctly – 0 if element is not recalled or is recalled incorrectly Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 12: Reading Recall Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 12: Reading Recall Turn the page after examinee has read the story one time. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 12: Reading Recall Place a check mark over each element the examinee recalls correctly. Order does not matter. / Ann / lost her cat. / She looked under the car. / Then she saw it / in a tree. / This story has 5 elements. The bold words are the keys to receiving credit for the elements. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 12: Reading Recall Example response: Her cat was lost and she found it in a tree. / Ann / lost her cat. / She looked under the car. / Then she saw it / in a tree. / Examinee earns 2 points for this response. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

NEW! Test 15: Word Reading Fluency A measure of reading skill that contributes to the Reading Rate cluster Administer sample items and practice exercise to all examinees. Timed test: 3 minutes Scoring 1 or 0 (use scoring guide overlay) Do not tell the examinee any words on the test. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 15: Word Reading Fluency Sample Items Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 15: Word Reading Fluency Practice Exercise Follow Error and No Response directions carefully to ensure examinee understands task. If examinee has 1 or 0 correct on Practice Exercise, discontinue testing and record a score of 0 for the test. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 15: Word Reading Fluency Scoring Record exact finishing time in minutes and seconds. - Early finishers who do well will receive a higher score than individuals who work for the full 3 minutes. Count number correct. Do not count skipped items. Remind examinee to read silently, cross out instead of erasing, and to do all 3 pages. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Basic Reading Skills (Grw) 2-test cluster of basic reading skills, including decoding, sight vocabulary, phonics, structural analysis, and readingwriting (Grw) abilities Test 1: Letter-Word Identification Test 7: Word Attack Median reliability: .95 (5–19) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .96 (adult)

Reading Comprehension (Reading Comprehension–Extended) 2-test cluster of reading comprehension, reasoning, (Grw abilities), and to a lesser extent, long-term retrieval (Glr) ability Test 4: Passage Comprehension Test 12: Reading Recall Median reliability: .93 (5–19) (adult) .93 Reading Comprehension–Extended adds a third test, Test 17: Reading Vocabulary. Median reliability: .96 (5–19) .94 (adult) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Reading Fluency (Grw, Gs) 2-test cluster measuring aspects of fluency, including prosody, automaticity, accuracy, reading-writing (Grw), and cognitive processing speed (Gs) abilities Test 8: Oral Reading Test 9: Sentence Reading Fluency Median reliability: .96 (5–19) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .96 (adult)

Reading Rate (Grw, Gs) 2-test cluster measuring automaticity with reading at the single word and sentence levels, reading-writing (Grw), and cognitive processing speed (Gs) abilities Test 9: Sentence Reading Fluency Test 15: Word Reading Fluency Median reliability: .96 (5–19) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .96 (adult)

Mathematics Includes 4 tests measuring various aspects of math achievement - Test 2: Applied Problems - Test 5: Calculation - Test 10: Math Facts Fluency - Test 13: Number Matrices Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Mathematics Provides 4 clusters to evaluate performance in mathematics - Mathematics - Broad Mathematics - Math Calculation Skills - Math Problem Solving Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 13: Number Matrices A measure of math reasoning that contributes to the Math Problem Solving cluster Select appropriate starting point. Basal/Ceiling rules: (test by complete pages) - 6 lowest correct or Item 1 - 6 highest incorrect or last item Provide worksheet in Response Booklet and pencil when directed. Number Matrices was in WJ III DS. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 13: Number Matrices Sample A: Start here for K to Grade 8 To be correct, number must solve the puzzle vertically and horizontally. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Sample B: Start here for Grade 9 to Adult

Test 13: Number Matrices Monitor response time Items 1–11 have a 30 second guideline. Items 12 and higher have a 1minute guideline. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 13: Number Matrices Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Test 13: Number Matrices If examinee provides a response that is not a whole number, ask him or her to solve the problems using whole numbers only. If examinee is confused by more than one matrix per page, you may uncover one at a time (use hand or paper to block). A few matrices have more than one possible answer listed in the correct key. Only one correct answer is required to receive credit. Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Math Calculation Skills (Gq, Gs) 2-test cluster of math achievement, including computational skills, automaticity with basic math facts, and cognitive processing speed (Gs) ability Test 5: Calculation Test 10: Math Facts Fluency Median reliability: Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .96 (5–19) .97 (adult)

Math Problem Solving (Gq,Gf) 2-test cluster of math achievement and reasoning, including problem solving, analysis, and fluid reasoning (Gf) ability Test 2: Applied Problems Test 13: Number Matrices Median reliability: Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .95 (5–19) .96 (adult)

Written Language Includes 5 tests measuring various aspects of written language - Test Test Test Test Test 3: Spelling 6: Writing Samples 11: Sentence Writing Fluency 14: Editing 16: Spelling of Sounds Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Written Language Provides 4 clusters to evaluate performance in written language - Written Language - Broad Written Language - Basic Writing Skills - Written Expression Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Written Expression (Grw, Gs) 2-test cluster measuring meaningful written expression and fluency (reading-writing [Grw] abilities) and cognitive processing speed (Gs) ability Test 6: Writing Samples Test 11: Sentence Writing Fluency Median reliability: (adult) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .91 (5–19).92

Phoneme-Grapheme Knowledge Includes 2 tests – Test 7: Word Attack – Test 16: Spelling of Sounds Yields 1 cluster: Phoneme-Grapheme Knowledge Requires both phonology and orthography Provides insight into examinee’s knowledge of sounds and symbols Median reliability: .93 (5–19) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance .94 (adult)

General Administration Points Follow the standardized procedures for each test Use the suggested starting points Know the basal/ceiling rules for each test Know the pronunciation of all items Test by complete pages when items are visible on the examinee’s page Score the last response given Do not penalize for mispronunciations that are due to speech difficulties, regional, or dialect differences Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Correct and Incorrect Keys Use judgement on responses that aren’t listed If can’t decide on two answers, score one as correct (1) and ones as incorrect (0) On a few tests, the correct keys contain the only right responses (e.g. spelling, spelling of sounds) Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Basal and Ceiling Rules Provide guides for minimizing testing time Reduce frustration Allow estimates of the total score as if all of the items had been administered Basal: the lowest set of consecutive correct specified or item 1 Celling: the highest set of consecutive incorrect responses specified or the last item Noted in both the Test Book and Test Record Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

Complete Page Rule Test by complete pages when stimulus items in the easel book are visible to the examinee Complete the page even if it appears a ceiling has been reached If the examinee gets and item correct in the process of completing the page, score the item “correct” and continue testing until a ceiling is reached, or the last item has been administered Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance

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Brenda de la Garza Education Specialist Special Education Program School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance Region One ESC [email protected] (956)984-6202 (956)266-0250 Region One School Improvement, Accountability and Compliance