1. Introducing the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – ThirdUK Edition for Teachers WIAT-IIIUK - T
Prepared and presented by
Dr Pauline M Cogan

2. Elements of WIAT-IIIUK - T KIT
Examiner’s Manual
Stimulus Book for
Early Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension
Word Card
Oral Reading Fluency Booklet
WIAT-III UK – T Record Forms
Flashdrive

3. General
WIAT-III UK – T
Follows on from the successful application of WIAT-II-T by specialist teachers in, particularly in providing evidence for access arrangements.
WIAT-III UK – T provides
New and updated subtests
New normative date
Measures of reading & spelling achievements (5 subtests)
are required for individuals aged 4 years 0 months to 25 years 11 months

4. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
This explains how to:
Administer the test
Score
Interpret the WIAT-III UK – T
It includes:
Scoring rules
Scoring examples
Normative tables
Interpretative tables }
Manual scoring

5. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Once familiar with the administration procedures, the examiner will not need to use the manual during the testing session.
The examiner will need to refer to the scoring rules and examples provided in the manual to assist in scoring student responses after testing is completed.

6. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Chapter 1
Introduction
Information on using the test
The Manual
Content & Structure
Application of the WIAT-III – T (e.g. eligibility for RACE etc)
General Qualifications for e.g. RACE
User qualifications
User responsibilities

7. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
User Qualifications – Individuals who have
Relevant SEN qualifications
Training in the use of individually administered assessment instruments
User qualifications should be congruent with criteria specified for the organisation to which they plan to submit their results.

8. User Qualifications – Examiners should have training in
WIAT-IIIUK – T
User Qualifications – Examiners should have training in
Fundamental principles of assessment procedures
Ability to establish/maintain rapport
Elicit optimum performance
Follow standardised administration procedures
Understand psychometric statistics
Score and interpret tests
Maintain test security
ONLY individuals who have received professional training in educational or psychological assessment should interpret the results of the WIAT-III UK - T

9. User has significant responsibility to:
WIAT-IIIUK – T
User has significant responsibility to:
Ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of test administration
Interpret to protect social and legal rights of the individuals whose achievement is assessed
Integrative assessment includes:
Test results information
Observation information
Background information
School record attendance
Other relevant information (health, illness, bereavement etc)

10. User has significant responsibility for Test Security
WIAT-IIIUK – T
User has significant responsibility for Test Security
Test materials, record forms, interpretative reports only related to professionals who will safeguard their proper use
Reviewing test results with parents/caregivers/students/appropriate school staff
Must NOT include – Disclosure/copying of
Test items
Record forms
Any other test material
That would compromise the security/validity/value of the test as a measurement tool

11. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
5 Subtests
Flexible approach (1 subtest, a few or all 5 can be administered)

12. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Subtest Early Reading Skills
Age range 4 – 8
Description Letter Naming
Letter sound correspondence
Phonological Awareness
Word Reading Comprehension

13. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Subtest Reading Comprehension
Age range 6 – 17+
Description
Measures untimed reading comprehension
Text of various types: how to, adverts, info texts, fiction
Read aloud or silently
Oral to literal and inferential comprehension
Questions read aloud by examiner

14. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Subtest Word Reading
Age range 6 – 17+
Description
Measures speed/accuracy of decontextualised word recognition
Examinee reads aloud form list of words that increase in difficulty
List of words read by participant without a time limit
Examiner records participants progress after 30 secs and continues administration until discontinue rule is met or last item is run

15. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Subtest Oral Reading Fluency
Age range 6 – 17+
Description
Measures speed, fluency of contextualised oral reading
Participant reads passages aloud and orally responds to comprehension questions
Fluency equals average number of words read correctly per minute
Prosody is on a quantitative scale
Comprehension questions are asked to encourage reading for meaning
Comprehension is not scored quantitatively

16. Structure of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Subtest Spelling
Age range 5 – 17+
Description
Measures written spellings of letter sounds/single words
Participant hears a single letter/word within context of:
A single word
A single sentence
Participant writes the target letter/word

17. Types of Derived scores for of WIAT-IIIUK – T
Standard Score
By age 4 – 17+ target range of 40 to 100 (N-100, DS 15)
Percentile Rank
Indicates percentage of examinee’s of the same age or lower than the examinee. Percentile ranks range from 1 to 99, median is 50
Stanine
A transformation of age-based standard score information to a 9 pint scale (M=5, SD=2)
Normal Curve Equivalent
A transformation of age-based standard score information to an equal interval scale with a range of 1 to 99 (m=50, SD-21/.06)
Age Equivalent - Provides the age at which the students raw score is the medial score of all scores

18. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual – Chapter 2
Contains information and guidelines to assist the examiner in maintaining standard administration procedures and provide for comfort/needs of the examinee
Recording and scoring procedures are also included
Manual not required during administration of tests
Stimulus booklet contains visual stimulus for:
Early Reading Skills & Reading Comprehension

19. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual – Chapter 2
Easel stand
Item numbers printed on each page (assists in finding correct page and in turning pages)
Position of examinee: At one corner of a table (allows both to view front side of Stimulus Book
Use tab dividers to open stimulus book at desired subtest

20. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual – Chapter 2
Record form which contains:
Administrations instructions for all 5 subtests
Space for examiner to record responses, scoring info, qualitative and behavioural observations and derived scores
Oral Reading Fluency Booklet
Used by examinee to read passages for the Oral Reading Fluency subtest

21. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual –
Chapter 2 Introduces
Word Card
Used by examinee during Word Reading subtest
Student decides position of the card when reading
Audio
Flashdrive contains pronunciation guides for Word Reading & Spelling. Should NOT be played during testing.
Pronunciation provided for examiners to hear pronunciations that are acceptable to use when administering the Spelling subtest, to identify acceptable pronunciations for scoring responses on the Word Reading subtest. Can be played on computer and/or MP3 player.

22. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual –
Chapter 2 Introduces
Administration Time
Varies according to age, grade
Physical Environment and Position
Well lit room
Quiet room
No alphabet on walls for Early Reading Skillls
Appropriate height of table and chair
Accompanying adult OK if necessary but out of sight and quiet
Test material out of sight (on a nearby chair)

23. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual Establishing/Maintaining Rapport
Critical for eliciting cooperation, interest and best effort
Confident, relaxed, unfussy attitude to ease any uncertainty/anxiety about testing
Master mechanical aspects of test administration including
Directions to examinee
Handling materials
Timing/recording responses
Helps to ensure attention is focused on examinee

24. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual Putting Examinee at east
Informal conversation re examinee’s activities and interests
Time for this depends on examinee’s age and temperament
Explain s/he will be asked to do tasks that most will enjoy
Some may be easy and some more difficult
Stress that s/he is not expected to know everything
If a student expresses concern re testing explain why the tasks are necessary in truthful understanding manner

25. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Once testing begins
Maintain steady pace and be alert for changes in
Mood
Activity level
Cooperation
If student is inattentive, bored or anxious
Engage in brief chat between tasks to ease transition to next task
If student is fatigued/fidgety
Allow them to walk around/stretch/toilet break at end of subtest
Sustain rapport “You’re working hard”. Avoid – “Good”. “Right” after correct response

26. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Students with Special Needs may require
Deviation from normal administration for:
e.g. Physical, language, sensory impairments
Need to become familiar with examinee’s limitations and preferred method of communication
All modifications of standard procedures should be considered when interpreting test results and should be documented in Record Form and the scoring and interpretative results

27. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual Order of Administration of Subtests
Administered in the order presented in the Record Form
Record Form
If all subtests are not needed simply skip those unwanted subtests and continue in standard order
All alteration in subtest order should be based on examinee need. Modifications should be noted in examinee’s Record Form

28. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Subtests – Reading Comprehension & Oral Reading Fluency
These are grouped into item sets which span a range of difficulty levels
They are delineated by age-based start/stop points
See Record Form (cf pp 9 – 11 of Record Form for Reading Comprehension for age ) & Record Form pp for Oral Reading Fluency (ages ). cf Chapter 3 for more information on item sets administration
Be Very Familiar with age-based start/stop points

29. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Be Familiar with Symbols for:
Start Points
Reverse Rules
Discontinue Rule
Stop Points
These are incorporated in the subtests to shorten testing time and to avoid examinee frustration, fatigue or boredom

30. WIAT-IIIUK – T Examiner’s Manual
Start Points – this is determined by examinee’s age
Reverse Rules – You must familiarise yourself with relevant subtest Reverse Rules
Recording and Scoring – You must familiarise yourself with Recording and Scoring relevant subtests

31. Acknowledgement
Many thanks to ETC Consult for providing me with this test kit to facilitate the preparation of the presentation today.