Writing Fluency

Writing Fluency (the same as it was on the WJ-R btw) provides individual with a picture prompt and three words. The task is to write a short sentence about the picture, using the three words. You can add words, and you may rearrange them, but you may not alter them in any way. Scoring is based on how many of the simple sentences can be generated in seven minutes. Sentences are not scored for Capitalization, spelling or punctuation. Writing FLuency is part of the Expressive Writing cluster.

Math Fluency is a new test for the WJIII. The individual is resented with a mixed page of simple math facts- the expectation is that if you had time you would do them all and get them all right- mixed addition and subtraction in the beginning and graduating to mixed addition, subtraction, and multiplication at the end. The task is to see how many you can complete in three minutes, accurately.It loads into the math Calculation Cluster. The page is fairly “clean”- that is it isn’t too cluttered looking and the rows of problems are pretty easy to manage, even for kids with Processing Speed issues. Mostly, I have found that they go slowly rather than make mistakes.

Thanks, Robin! My son, who is dyslexic among other things, is finishing 2nd grade at a private school for kids with LDs. His writing fluency score was at the 4th grade level. His math fluency was at grade 3.3. I was surprised and wondered what the significance might be. I have been told he is a visual learner.
Thanks again for your response. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. My son’s teacher is excellent, but new to the field. She doesn’t have any experience with gt/ld. She sure has done wonders with my son, though!!!

Katie

Robin,

Do you have suggestings on helping students with LD improve writing skills?

Thanks