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Word Reading
Normed for ages 5:0 to 17:11 (Usual age range 6:0 to 17:11, Out of level age
range 5:0 to 5:11). Percentile ranks are also provided for each half of
each grade from the second half of kindergarten through the second half of grade
12.
The Word Reading subtest is described on
pages 276-278 in the DAS Administration and Scoring Manual and
discussed on pages 79-80 in the DAS Introductory and Technical Handbook.
The Word Reading subtest requires the child to read aloud a series of
increasingly difficult single-words. The subtest contains 90 words separated
into nine blocks of 10-words each. Four different age determined starting points
are provided. Children read each successive block of words until the ceiling of
8 failures in a block of 10 words is reached. Examiners should record the
child's attempts phonetically for later analysis, as described on p. 278 of the
Manual. Word Reading, as its name implies, measures only that one aspect of
reading. Examiners will need to find other tests to measure other reading
skills.
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