Written Expression Flashcards
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On the WIAT, the Sentence Composition subtest combines which two component skills?
Answer: Sentence Combining and Sentence Building
Sentence Composition is scored from Sentence Combining and Sentence Building tasks.
In a Sentence Combining item, the examinee is asked to do what?
Answer: Merge two or more sentences into one without losing meaning
The task requires integrating given sentences into a single coherent sentence.
A child writes: 'The dog runned fast.' Which Written Expression error is shown?
Answer: Irregular past-tense (morphology) error
Adding '-ed' to an irregular verb shows a grammatical morphology error.
Which task best measures writing fluency on a written-expression assessment?
Answer: Writing as many words as possible in a fixed time
Fluency is measured by output speed within a timed window.
An essay scored for written expression is typically evaluated on all EXCEPT:
Answer: Reading decoding speed
Decoding speed is a reading skill, not a writing-quality criterion.
What does a low Written Expression score combined with average reading and math suggest?
Answer: A possible specific writing weakness (e.g., dysgraphia)
An isolated writing deficit points toward a specific written-expression disorder.
Sentence Building items typically require the examinee to:
Answer: Write a sentence that uses a given target word correctly
Sentence Building asks for a meaningful sentence containing the provided word.