Wisc-Iv Para Padres

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WISC-­‐IV
 Subtest
 Areas
  Preparing
 for
 WISC-­‐IV
 
A
 Guide
 for
 Parents:
 Sample
 Questions
 and
 Tips
 for
 Learning
 
 
 
       

Verbal
 
Similarities
  Vocabulary
  Comprehension
  Information
 Memory
 &
 Processing
 
  Arithmetic
    Coding
         

Reasoning
 
Matrix
 reasoning
  Block
 design
  Picture
 Concepts
  Picture
 Completion
 

Verbal:
 Similarities
  Preparing
 for
 WISC-­‐IV
 
A
 Guide
 for
 Parents:
 Sample
 Questions
 and
 Tips
 for
 Learning
 
 
 

VERBAL
 

Skills involved
 in
 this
 section:
   Abstract
 verbal
 reasoning
   Critical
 thinking
 skills
   Classification
 

Verbal:
 Similarities
 
Sample
 Question
 
Orange
 juice
 and
 water
 are
  both….???
 

  Children
 are
 asked
 to
 identify
  how
 2
 objects
 are
 similar.
    Answers
 receive 2,
 1
 or
 0
  points
 based
 on
 accuracy
  and
 specificity.
 

Some
 suggestions
 for
 skill-­‐building:
    Practice
 with
 picture
 flashcards.
    Have
 children
 make
 similarity
 collages
 with
 magazines.
    Use
 every
 day
 tasks
 like
 cleaning
 a
 room
 to
 sort
  according
 to categories
 (toys,
 clothes,
 books,
 etc.).
 

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Verbal:
 Vocabulary
 
Skills
 involved
 in
 this
 section:
   Verbal
 comprehension
   Critical
 thinking
   Overall
 general
 knowledge
   Expressive
 language  Sample
 Questions
 
  Easier
 tasks
 require
 children
  to
 name
 a
 pictured
 object.
    More
 challenging
 tasks
  involve
 providing
 a
 verbal
  definition
 for
 a
 given
 word.
 
What
 is
 a
 duck?
 

Verbal:
 Vocabulary
 

Verbal:
 Comprehension
 
Skills
 involved
 in
 this section:
    Abstract
 thinking
    Working
 knowledge
 
    Expressive
 language
 skills
    Comprehension
 of
 every
 day
 rules
 of
 behavior,
  community,
 and
 common
 practices
 

Some
 suggestions
 for
 skill-­‐building:
    Help
 children
 stay
 focused.
    Emphasize
 the
 importance
 of
 good listening.
    Use
 prompts
 like
 “A
 duck
 is…”
 to
 focus
 the
 response.
    Encourage
 detailed
 thinking
 when
 learning
 new
  words.
 

Verbal:
 Comprehension
 
  Children
 are
 given
 verbal
  questions
 to
 answer.
    Scores
 range
 from
 0-­‐2
 points
  per
 question
 and
 are based
  on
 how
 complete
 and
  detailed
 a
 child’s
 answer
 is.
 

Sample
 Question
 
Why
 is
 it
 important
 to
 tell
 the
  truth?
 

Some
 suggestions
 for
 skill-­‐building:
    Prompts
 help
 shy
 children
 express
 themselves.
    Use
 imagery
 and
 situational
 cues
 to help
 children.
    Practice
 for
 the
 test
 in
 everyday
 situations.
    Ask
 “why”
 questions
 whenever
 possible.
 

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Verbal:
 Information
 
  Children
 are
 tested
 on
 their
  learned
 knowledge....