Oral Language Composite Flashcards
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On the WIAT Oral Expression subtest, a student is asked to generate words belonging to a specific category within a time limit. This task measures:
Answer: Semantic fluency
Generating category-specific words within a time limit is a classic semantic (word category) fluency task.
Which subtest of the WIAT Oral Language Composite asks students to repeat sentences of increasing length and complexity?
Answer: Sentence Repetition
Sentence Repetition requires students to listen to and accurately repeat sentences, measuring auditory memory and grammatical processing.
A discrepancy between a student's Oral Language Composite score and their Listening Comprehension subtest score would most likely indicate:
Answer: Inconsistent expressive language performance
A discrepancy between the composite and a subtest suggests uneven performance, with expressive skills differing from receptive ones.
For a student suspected of having a language disorder, the WIAT Oral Language Composite is most useful because it:
Answer: Quantifies oral language achievement relative to age-based norms
The WIAT provides norm-referenced scores to quantify oral language achievement, informing but not replacing a full speech-language evaluation.
Which of the following response types is expected during the WIAT Listening Comprehension subtest?
Answer: Answering questions after hearing a spoken passage
Listening Comprehension requires verbal responses to questions following an orally presented passage.
On the WIAT, standard scores for the Oral Language Composite are based on which comparison group?
Answer: National age- or grade-based normative sample
WIAT standard scores are derived from a nationally representative normative sample stratified by age or grade.
A teacher reports that a student struggles to follow multi-step verbal instructions but has no trouble reading. Which WIAT Oral Language area would most likely show a deficit?
Answer: Listening Comprehension
Difficulty following verbal instructions reflects a receptive oral language problem, which Listening Comprehension measures.