Table 3.
Children’s Fall and Spring W Scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement
| Measure | Grade | Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | ||
| Letter-word identification | Preschool, Yr 1 | 199 | 322.82 (25.14) | 193 | 339.38 (23.91) |
| Preschool, Yr 2 | 315 | 345.48 (24.58) | 310 | 360.78 (27.36) | |
| Kindergarten | 288 | 374.96 (28.97) | 284 | 405.41 (29.63) | |
| First grade | 257 | 428.49 (30.23) | 206 | 456.13 (26.68) | |
| Second grade | 90 | 471.87 (26.09) | 88 | 482.39 (22.61) | |
| Passage Comprehension | Preschool, Yr 1 | 120 | 392.45 (17.95) | 165 | 399.58 (15.72) |
| Preschool, Yr 2 | 300 | 400.85 (15.27) | 310 | 405.52 (18.08) | |
| Kindergarten | 288 | 410.55 (21.76) | 284 | 431.49 (25.89) | |
| First grade | 257 | 449.83 (22.63) | 206 | 468.51 (15.47) | |
| Second grade | 90 | 478.99 (13.69) | 88 | 485.50 (13.52) | |
| Picture Vocabulary | Preschool, Yr 1 | 198 | 463.14 (15.05) | 194 | 468.65 (12.08) |
| Preschool, Yr 2 | 315 | 471.82 (12.73) | 310 | 476.35 (11.52) | |
| Kindergarten | 288 | 478.61 (11.42) | 284 | 484.69 (10.26) | |
| First grade | 257 | 486.37 ( 9.87) | 206 | 489.66 (10.55) | |
| Second grade | 90 | 494.71 ( 8.91) | 88 | 494.23 ( 9.00) | |
| Sound Awareness | Preschool, Yr 1 | 198 | 428.56 (13.81) | 194 | 441.01 (17.56) |
| Preschool, Yr 2 | 315 | 447.10 (18.06) | 310 | 460.75 (16.85) | |
| Kindergarten | 288 | 469.27 (14.49) | 284 | 480.50 (12.42) | |
| First grade | 256 | 487.05 (11.22) | 206 | 493.16 (12.63) | |
| Second grade | -- | -- | |||