Responding to School Psychology Practice Needs: The WJ IV ECAD and WIIIP

Two new additions to the WJ IV™ family of assessments, the WJ IV Tests of Early Cognitive and Academic Development (ECAD®) and the WJ IV Interpretation and Instructional Interventions Program (WIIIP®), offer exciting new possibilities for assessment and intervention. School psychologists who conduct cognitive assessments at the preschool, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 levels may be particularly interested in the design, purposes, and utility of the ECAD. Many school psychologists have eagerly anticipated the release of the WIIIP because it links WJ IV test and cluster scores to evidence-based instructional interventions.

In response to professional practice needs expressed by many school psychologists, the WJ IV development team has completed work on two new tools that complement, expand, and increase
the interpretive value of the WJ IV. These tools expand the assessment capabilities and interpretive relevance of the WJ IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG; Schrank, McGrew, &
Mather, 2014); the WJ IV Tests of Achievement (WJ IV ACH; Schrank, Mather, & McGrew, 2014), or the WJ IV Tests of Oral Language (WJ IV OL; Schrank, Mather, & McGrew, 2014) into a complete, evidence-based assessment-to-intervention system for all years of formal schooling.

Many school psychologists who have responsibilities for evaluations at the preschool, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 levels will want to have access to the ECAD because the battery is particularly sensitive to—and can identify developmental delays in—important aspects of emerging cognitive abilities and academic skill.

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