Essentials of WJ IV® Tests of Achievement Assessment provides practical, step-by-step guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting the achievement portion of the WJ IV®. This easy-to-use reference goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV® test manuals. It offers full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV® ACH and explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features. In addition, the authors offer valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies. Features include:
* Clear instructions on how the WJ IV® ACH and the WJ IV® Tests of Oral Language can be used together to increase diagnostic utility.
* Expert assessment of the tests’ relative strengths and weaknesses.
* Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Table of Content
Series Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
One Overview 1
Two How to Administer the WJ IV ACH 21
Three How to Score the WJ IV ACH 69
Four How to Interpret the WJ IV ACH 87
Five Use and Interpretation of the WJ IV Tests of Oral Language 159
Six Strengths and Weaknesses of the WJ IV ACH 204
John O. Willis and Ron Dumont
Seven Clinical Applications of the WJ IV ACH 217
Eight Illustrative Case Reports 245
Appendix A Fine Points of WJ IV ACH Administration and WJ IV OL Administration 299
Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions About the WJ IV ACH and the WJ IV OL 311
Appendix C Table for Converting z-Scores (z) to Percentile Ranks (PR) or Standard Scores (SS) 329
References 331
Annotated Bibliography 336
Index 339
About the author
Nancy Mather, Ph D, is a Professor at the University of
Arizona in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational
Studies. She specializes in the areas of assessment, reading,
writing, and learning disabilities. She has served as a learning
disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, and an educational
consultant.
Barbara J. Wendling, MA, is the Education Director of the
Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation and the Director of the Richard
Woodcock Institute. She is a co-author of the manuals for the WJ
IV¯® and the Woodcock Interpretation and
Instructional Interventions Programs. She has served as a general
education teacher, a learning disabilities specialist, a product
manager for a test publishing company, and an educational
consultant.
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