The Woodcock-Johnson IV contains three co-normed batteries that measure strengths and weaknesses and diagnose learning abilities. The WJ IV is a comprehensive assessment suite that can identify patterns of strength and weaknesses in cognitive, language, and academic abilities. In addition to oral language, reading, and writing, the WJ IV also assesses mathematics.
Content
Reading Comprehension; Fluency; Phonemic awareness; Phonics; Vocabulary
Administration Information
Purchasing requires a master's degree in psychology, education, speech language pathology, occupational therapy, social work, counseling, or field related to assessment, and formal training in the ethical adminitration, scoring.
Access and Use
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Dombrowski, Stefan C.; McGill, Ryan J.; Canivez, Gary L. (2018). Hierarchical Exploratory Factor Analyses of the Woodcock-Johnson IV Full Test Battery: Implications for CHC Application in School Psychology. School Psychology Quarterly, v33 n2 p235-250.;
Cormier, D. C., Bulut, O., Singh, D., Kennedy, K. E., Wang, K., Heudes, A., & Lekwa, A. J. (2018). A Systematic Examination of the Linguistic Demand of Cognitive Test Directions Administered to School-Age Populations. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 36(4), 337–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282916678336
Pilkauskas, N. V., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2018). Maternal Employment Stability in Early Childhood: Links with Child Behavior and Cognitive Skills. Developmental Psychology, 54(3), 410–427. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000438;
Abry, T., Granger, K. L., Bryce, C. I., Taylor, M., Swanson, J., & Bradley, R. H. (2018). First Grade Classroom-Level Adversity: Associations with Teaching Practices, Academic Skills, and Executive Functioning. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(4), 547–560. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000235
Psychometrics
McGrew, K., LaForte, E., & Schrank, F. (2014). Woodcock-Johnson IV Technical Manual. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved from https://www.wjscore.com/Files/WJIVTechnicalManual.PDF
Reynolds, M. R., & Niileksela, C. R. (2015). Test Review: Schrank, F. A., McGrew, K. S., & Mather, N. (2014). Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33(4), 381–390. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282915571408
Villarreal, V. (2015). Test Review: Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282915569447