1. By: Allan & Nadeen Kaufman Published by: American Guidance Service

2. Age Range & Purpose For ages 4-25 Used to measure achievement in reading, writing, oral language and mathematics

3. Test Content

4. Procedure * Each easel contains the specific administration instructions. *The name of each sub-test, and the age and grade range for which it is appropriate, appear at the bottom of each page of the sub-test. The introductory pages of each sub- test describe materials needed, special instructions, recording and scoring rules, including the basal and ceiling. Stimuli and instructions must be presented in the standardized way as they are printed in the test easels. Deviations from the standardized administration process may yield unreliable and invalid test scores.

5. Procedures Takes from 30-80 minutes to complete Includes different starting points for age and grade level Basal 3 correct and ceiling 4 consecutive incorrect answers

6. Materials Includes 2 easels, manual, norms book, record forms, student response booklets, error analysis booklet, WE booklets, stimulus materials, administration cd, puppet, tote bag

7. Norms and Scores Norms 100 students in each grade 1-12 and is reflective of the United States population Norms found by sex, geographic region, SES, race and ethnicity. Some students with LD participated in sample Can be scored with computer program Scores can be converted into Standard scores Percentiles Normal Curve Equivalents Stanines Age and grade equivalents

8. Reliability and Validity Reliability coefficient 0.87 to 0.95 Test/retest Two forms Validity-.70 Intercorrelations between other tests ( Peabody, Stanford achievement, Kaufman Assessment Battery)

9. Pros and Cons + Enhanced error analysis for better remediation + Alternate forms to measure progress or response intervention + Easy to administer, clear directions + Motivate low functioning students - lengthy, take a long time to complete - scoring takes time