BY LINDA BOWERS, ROSEMARY HUISINGH, CAROLYN LOGIUDICE, AND JANE ORMAN
The WORD Test 3 Elementary assesses a student’s ability to recognize and express semantic attributes critical to vocabulary growth and language competency. Current research clearly supports the impact each task in this test has on academic and reading competency. It helps to understand how students attach meaning to words and why they might be struggling in the classroom.
The six subtests of The WORD Test 3 Elementary measure skills that correlate with word mastery, reading comprehension, and overall academic success. Test items are from the curriculum, including language arts, social studies, math, health, and science. There are fifteen tasks in each subtest.
Subtests
Associations:Choose one semantically-unrelated word from among four and explain the choice in relation to the common category of the other three words
Synonyms: Give a one-word synonym for each stimulus word
Semantic Absurdities: Identify and repair an absurd statement
Antonyms: Give a one-word opposite for each stimulus word
Definitions: State the definition of words that include critical attributes
Flexible Word Use: Give multiple meanings for words
BY LINDA BOWERS, ROSEMARY HUISINGH, CAROLYN LOGIUDICE, AND JANE ORMAN
The WORD Test 3 Elementary assesses a student’s ability to recognize and express semantic attributes critical to vocabulary growth and language competency. Current research clearly supports the impact each task in this test has on academic and reading competency. It helps to understand how students attach meaning to words and why they might be struggling in the classroom.
The six subtests of The WORD Test 3 Elementary measure skills that correlate with word mastery, reading comprehension, and overall academic success. Test items are from the curriculum, including language arts, social studies, math, health, and science. There are fifteen tasks in each subtest.
Subtests
Associations:Choose one semantically-unrelated word from among four and explain the choice in relation to the common category of the other three words
Synonyms: Give a one-word synonym for each stimulus word
Semantic Absurdities: Identify and repair an absurd statement
Antonyms: Give a one-word opposite for each stimulus word
Definitions: State the definition of words that include critical attributes
Flexible Word Use: Give multiple meanings for words
