Comprehension

Question 1

What materials are needed?

Answer 1

Administration and scoring manual and record form.

Question 2

Where do you start?

Answer 2

Ages 6-11: Item 1

Ages 12-16: Item 3

Question 3

What are the reverse rules?

Answer 3

If a child aged 12-16 does not obtain a perfect score on either of the first two items given, administer the preceding items in reverse order until the child obtains perfect scores on two consecutive items.

Question 4

What is the discontinue criteria?

Answer 4

Discontinue after 3 consecutive scores of 0.

Question 5

What is the scoring criteria?

Answer 5

Score 2, 1, or 0 points according to the sample responses and general concepts.

For items with two general concepts, the child’s response must clearly refer to two different general concepts to be scored 2 points. If the child’s queried response refers to the same general concept as the initial response, score 1 point.

Max Comprehension Total Raw score: 38 points