Protocol - Reading Comprehension

Description

The Passage Comprehension Subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) is an interviewer-administered test in which the respondent is asked to read a short passage and identify a missing keyword that makes sense in the context of the passage. The Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) can be scored with either the off-line method of estimated scores obtained from the Test Record (Mather & Wendling, 2014) or by using the scoring and reporting online format (Schrank & Dailey, 2014) or with Report Writer.

Specific Instructions

Passage Comprehension is a proprietary subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) and is not sold separately. The Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) is a proprietary protocol, and administration requires a licensing agreement from Riverside Publishing. For this assessment to be considered valid, the investigator should make sure that the respondent speaks English as a first language.

Availability

This protocol has limited availability; permission required for use.

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Protocol

Summary of the Passage Comprehension Subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®)

The respondent is asked to read a short passage and identify a missing key word that makes sense in the context of the passage.

Scoring Instructions

The Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) can be scored with either the offline method of estimated scores obtained from the Test Record (Mather & Wendling, 2014) or by using the scoring and reporting online format (Schrank & Dailey, 2014).

The Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement and WJ IV® are registered trademarks of Houghton Mifflin.

Personnel and Training Required

The Passage Comprehension subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) can be administered by a trained research assistant. Examiners should study the administration and scoring procedures found in the Passage Comprehension subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®) Examiner’s Manual and follow all procedures precisely. Investigators are encouraged to have quality control procedures in place to maintain consistency among examiners.

Equipment Needs

The interviewer will need a copy of the Woodcock-Johnson® IV Tests of Achievement test record and examiner’s manual.

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Child, Adolescent, Adult

Participants

Children, adolescents, and adults, ages 5–70 years

Selection Rationale

Passage Comprehension, a subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV), was selected because it is a widely used, validated protocol that is quick and easy to administer and includes normed data to assist scoring.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

The Expert Review Panel #7 (ERP 7) reviewed the measures in the Speech and Hearing domain.

Guidance from ERP 7 includes the following:

Updated the protocol

Back-compatible: there are changes to the Data Dictionary

Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)

Protocol Name from Source

Woodcock-Johnson® Tests of Achievement (WJ IV®)

Source

Schrank, F. A., Mather, N., & McGrew, K. S. (2014). Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside.

The Woodcock-Johnson® IV Tests of Achievement is a proprietary instrument and can be obtained through:

Contracts and Permissions Department
Riverside Publishing Company
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-2079
Email: RPC_Customer_Service@hmhpub.com
800-323-9540

General References

Mather, N., & Wendling, B. J. (2014). Examiner’s manual. Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside.

Schrank, F. A., & Dailey, D. (2014). Woodcock-Johnson Online Scoring and Reporting [Online format]. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside.