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Some Interesting Reading and Spelling Measures and Comparisons from the WJ III®

Reading

accuracy in reading single words aloud from a list

Letter-Word Identification ACH

accuracy in reading nonsense words aloud (phonetic word attack)

Word Attack ACH

speed of reading sentences and answering "yes" or "no" to each

Reading Fluency ACH

reading vocabulary: antonyms, synonyms, and analogies

Reading Vocabulary ACH

passage comprehension: supplying missing words in sentence

Passage Comprehension ACH

Oral Vocabulary

picture vocabulary: pointing to named pictures and naming pictures

Picture Vocabulary ACH

verbal comprehension: naming pictures, synonyms, antonyms, & analogies

Verbal Comprehension COG

Oral vs. Reading Comparisons

verbal comprehension: naming pictures, synonyms, antonyms, & analogies

Verbal Comprehension COG

reading vocabulary: antonyms, synonyms, and analogies

Reading Vocabulary ACH

supplying the missing word in each dictated sentence or paragraph

Oral Comprehension ACH

passage comprehension: supplying missing words in sentences

Passage Comprehension ACH

Rebus Learning

learning and "reading" rebus symbols for words

Visual-Auditory Learning COG

"reading" the previously learned rebus symbols xx later on surprise retest

VAL Delayed COG

Phonological and RAN Tests

identifying words dictated with sounds separated (k - a - t = cat)

Sound Blending COG

identifying words dictated with sounds omitted (my row own = microphone)

Incomplete Words COG

sound awareness: rhyming, deletion, substitution, and reversal

Sound Awareness ACH

speed of naming things in three specific categories for one minute each

Retrieval Fluency COG

speed of naming simple pictures of familiar objects

Rapid Picture Naming COG

Nonsense or Low-Frequency Words

accuracy in reading nonsense words aloud (phonetic word attack)

Word Attack ACH

spelling of sounds: writing dictated nonsense words

Spelling of Sounds ACH

Real vs. Nonsense or Low-Frequency Words

spelling: prewriting & writing letters; writing dictated words

Spelling ACH

spelling of sounds: writing dictated nonsense words

Spelling of Sounds ACH

accuracy in reading single words aloud from a list

Letter-Word Identification ACH

accuracy in reading nonsense words aloud (phonetic word attack)

Word Attack ACH

Different Aspects of  Memory
barely meaningful numbers Numbers Reversed COG
individually meaningful words in sequence but no context Memory for Words COG
meaningful stories with context Story Recall ACH
rapid retrieval Rapid Picture Naming COG short-term      
learning and retrieval Visual-Auditory Learning COG
intermediate-term retrieval VAL-Delayed COG
intermediate-term retrieval – meaningful with context Story Recall-Delayed ACH 
long-term retrieval fluency Retrieval Fluency COG
long-term retrieval capacity General Information COG
[NB: it is retrieval only if the examinee knew it initially.]  Academic Knowledge ACH
Verbal Comprehension COG
Picture Vocabulary ACH
working memory Numbers Reversed COG
Auditory Working Memory COG
attention, concentration, sequencing, language processing, and memory Understanding Directions ACH
visual memory Picture Recognition COG
 

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