Word Identification And Spelling Test Manual 5th
Spelling Test Practice

The Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) evolved from the Wilson Assessment of Decoding and Encoding Test (WADE). The WIST provides a nationally standardized, diagnostic instrument designed specifically for students having difficulty with reading, spelling or both. Selected sub-tests are administered. These descriptions, adapted from the Woodcock-Johnson III examiner’s manual, include only those sub-tests commonly administered by Montgomery County Public School evaluators. Standard Battery. Letter-Word Identification. This sub-test measures a student’s word identification skills.

Authors: Barbara A. Wilson, MEd / Rebecca H. Felton, PhD

Word Recognition and Spelling
Individual Administration
Ages 7 through 18
Norm-Referenced
Qualification Level B

Description
The WIST can be used to identify students who are having difficulty with fundamental literacy skills, and to isolate specific areas of weakness for struggling readers. It assesses word identification, spelling, and sound-symbol knowledge, and comes with both an elementary version (grades 2-5) and a secondary version (grades 6-12). It includes both norm-referenced and informal assessments and can be helpful in designing intervention plans for students. The WIST is also helpful for assessing progress on Orton-Gillingham and other phonics programs.
There are two core subtests (Word Identification and Spelling) and a supplemental subtest (Sound-Symbol Knowledge), which can be used in either the norm-referenced or informal assessment:

Word Identification measures accuracy of sight recognition and ability to apply word attack skills, and sight recognition of irregular high-frequency words
Spelling assesses ability to spell words from dictation through recall of correct letter sequences for familiar words or ability to apply sound/symbol relationships and rules of English orthography, and recall of letter order in irregular high-frequency words
Sound-Symbol Knowledge assesses ability to associate sound(s) (i.e., phonemes) with specific letter(s) (i.e., graphemes). Three informal procedures provide additional diagnostic information about the student's performance on the test items, sound-symbol skills, and errors peculiar to written words

The WIST was normed on a representative sample of 1,520 children and adolescents.
Administration and Scoring
The WIST takes about 40 minutes to administer. Results can be reported as standard scores, percentiles, and age and grade equivalents; a composite score, the Fundamental Literacy Index, is also calculated. The informal assessment scores are used for clinical and instructional purposes.

Word identification and spelling test (wist) pdf

Word Identification And Spelling Test Manual 5th

Spelling Test Practice

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