Reading Composite Subtests Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT part of the WIAT-4 Reading Composite?
Answer: Listening Comprehension
Listening Comprehension is part of the Oral Language Composite, not the Reading Composite.
A WIAT-4 Reading Composite score of 78 falls at approximately which percentile rank?
Answer: 7th percentile
A standard score of 78 is 1.47 standard deviations below the mean, corresponding to approximately the 7th percentile.
On the WIAT Reading Comprehension subtest, 'literal comprehension' questions primarily test:
Answer: Information explicitly stated in the passage
Literal comprehension questions target facts and details directly stated in the text without requiring inference.
Which feature of WIAT-4 administration allows examiners to skip items below a student's entry point?
Answer: Basal rules
Basal rules establish the starting floor by identifying a set of consecutively correct responses, allowing easier items to be credited without administration.
Which of the following passage features on the WIAT Reading Comprehension subtest increases in difficulty across grade levels?
Answer: Passage length, vocabulary complexity, and inferential demand all increase
As grade level increases, passages become longer, use more sophisticated vocabulary, and require deeper inferential reasoning.
A student finishes the Oral Reading Fluency subtest but omits several words while reading. How are omissions scored?
Answer: Omissions count as errors and reduce the Words Correct Per Minute score
Omitted words are counted as errors because they represent failures to read words in the passage accurately.
The WIAT-4 Reading Composite composite score is derived by combining which subtest scores?
Answer: Word Reading + Pseudoword Decoding + Reading Comprehension + Oral Reading Fluency
The Reading Composite combines Word Reading, Pseudoword Decoding, Reading Comprehension, and Oral Reading Fluency into a single composite score.