Wide Range Achievement Word Reading Subtest Questions and Answers

Question 1

An examiner is administering the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest to an 8-year-old student. The student provides incorrect responses for five consecutive words in the middle of the word list. Which of the following is the correct procedure for the examiner to follow?

Accepted Answer

Discontinue the subtest and begin calculating the raw score.

Answer

The standard discontinue rule for the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest is to stop administration after 5 consecutive incorrect responses. Continuing to administer items after the ceiling has been reached is not the standard procedure. [1, 7]

Question 2

The Word Reading subtest of the WRAT-5 is primarily designed to measure which of the following skills?

Accepted Answer

Letter identification and single-word recognition.

Answer

The WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest specifically assesses an individual's ability to recognize and name letters and to pronounce single words accurately. [2, 4, 5] It is a measure of decoding and sight-word recognition, not fluency or comprehension.

Question 3

When scoring the WRAT-5 Word Reading subtest, which of the following is an important guideline regarding an examinee's pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

Articulation differences due to dialect or regional speech patterns should not be penalized. [1]

Answer

The WRAT-5 manual provides specific instructions that examiners should not score responses as incorrect if the pronunciation reflects articulation differences related to dialect, regional speech patterns, or the influence of English as an additional language. [1] This ensures a fair assessment of reading ability, not speech production. The rule allowing the examiner to ask for a repetition was part of the WRAT4, but not the WRAT5. [1]

Question 4

A 10-year-old examinee is administered Part 2 (Word Reading) of the Word Reading subtest first, per standard procedure. The student reads only three words correctly before making five consecutive errors. What is the examiner's next step?

Accepted Answer

Administer Part 1 (Letter Reading) in its entirety. [1]

Answer

For examinees aged 8 and older, Part 2 is administered first. If the basal criterion (a raw score of 5 or more on Part 2) is not met, the reverse rule applies, and the examiner must administer all items in Part 1 (Letter Reading). [1, 6] The final raw score will include items correct from both parts.

Question 5

Which of the following is a key difference between the WRAT-4 and the WRAT-5 administration of the Word Reading subtest?

Accepted Answer

The WRAT-5 discontinue rule was changed from 10 consecutive errors to 5. [1]

Answer

A significant change in the WRAT-5 is the more stringent discontinue rule. For the Word Reading subtest, administration is stopped after 5 consecutive errors, whereas the WRAT-4 allowed for 10 consecutive errors before discontinuing. [1, 8]

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Wide Range Achievement Word Reading Subtest Questions and Answers