Written Expression Components Flashcards
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Which score from the WIAT Written Expression domain would be most useful for identifying dysgraphia?
Answer: Alphabet Writing Fluency total letters score
Alphabet Writing Fluency captures the speed and accuracy of letter formation, making it especially sensitive to the motor automaticity deficits seen in dysgraphia.
The WIAT Written Expression composite score is derived from which combination of subtests?
Answer: Alphabet Writing Fluency + Sentence Composition + Essay Composition
The Written Expression composite combines Alphabet Writing Fluency, Sentence Composition, and Essay Composition to give a broad written language score.
A student's Essay Composition score is penalized when raw word count is calculated. What does a higher word count score indicate?
Answer: The student produced more written words within the time limit
Word count in Essay Composition reflects the total number of words the student wrote, serving as a measure of written output fluency.
Which instructional approach is most directly supported by a student's low WIAT Sentence Composition score?
Answer: Explicit instruction in sentence-level grammar and sentence expansion techniques
A low Sentence Composition score points to difficulty constructing sentences, which is addressed by direct instruction in grammar rules, sentence types, and combining strategies.
On the WIAT, 'Sentence Composition' is comprised of which two tasks?
Answer: Sentence Combining and Sentence Building
The Sentence Composition subtest includes Sentence Combining (merging two sentences) and Sentence Building (creating a sentence with a target word).
When a WIAT examiner scores Sentence Combining responses, which of the following would earn full credit?
Answer: A grammatically correct sentence that preserves all key information from both original sentences
Full credit requires a grammatically correct sentence that retains all the essential content of both original sentences without adding or omitting key information.
Which WIAT Written Expression finding would be most consistent with a diagnosis of Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in written expression?
Answer: Below-average scores across Alphabet Writing Fluency, Sentence Composition, and Essay Composition
An SLD in written expression typically involves deficits across multiple written language measures, including fluency, sentence-level, and discourse-level tasks.