An academic achievement assessment identifies the level at which your child is performing in different areas at school and how this compares with age and grade expectations. It is a detailed assessment of the underlying ‘mechanical’ skills in reading, writing, mathematics and oral language. It is a standardised and universally recognised assessment used in schools. It is Australian normed, meaning that your child’s results are compared with that of Australian children of the same age.
Skills that can be assessed with WIAT-III:
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The Oral Language score indicates how well a child performs on tasks measuring the ability to listen for details as well as verbal word fluency.
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The Total Reading score indicates how well a child performs on tasks that assess word recognition skills and reading comprehension abilities.
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The Basic Reading score indicates how well a child performs on reading tasks using both real and made-up words.
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The Reading Comprehension and Fluency score indicates how well a child performs on tasks requiring accuracy of reading and comprehension of texts.
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The Written Expression score indicates how well a child performs on tasks assessing basic skills such as letter formation and spelling as well as more complex skills such as written word fluency and essay composition.
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The Mathematics score indicates how well a child performs on tasks evaluating one’s ability to identify and write numbers and solve mathematics calculations, problem-solve mathematical worded questions and compute answers in a given timeframe.
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The Maths Fluency score indicates how well a child performs on timed tasks using addition, subtraction and multiplication assessing the ability to compute fluently.
At the end of the assessment the Total Achievement Score derived will indicate your child's overall academic functioning. We administer the WIAT-III using an iPad stimulus, for many students this is a fun and familiar way of working, it has also proven to encourage positive engagement with the testing administration.
