This
presentation covers the fourth edition of the Wechsler Individual Achievement
Test, a comprehensive measure of oral language, reading, written expression,
and mathematics. The WIAT-4 provides
essential information for making diagnostic decisions about learning
disordering in reading, dyslexia, math, and written expression. This session will cover the four new subtests
(Phonological Processing, Orthographic Fluency, Decoding Fluency, Orthographic
Choice) which expand coverage of phonological and orthographic processing
skills essential to understanding struggling readers. Also, the WIAT-4 examination of written
expression is expanded through the new Sentence Writing Fluency subtest. In addition, automated computer scoring of
the Essay Composition subtest allows for time efficiency and highly reliable
results. Using data from the WIAT-4, the
presenter will describe the process educators and school psychologists use to
make diagnostic decisions and instructional recommendations for students.
Applications of the WIAT-4 for identification of dyslexia and dysgraphia will
be discussed more in depth in the afternoon.
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