Test	Purpose	Strengths	Weaknesses	Appropriateness
Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) http://www.slosson.com/ onlinecatalogstore_i2900083.html?catId=204560	Provides a quick, reliable index of intellectual ability in children age 4 through adults. Widely used in schools and clinics by many different facilitators. Tests 6 different cognitive domains: general information (GI), comprehension(CO), quantitative(QN), similarities and differences(SD), vocabulary(VO), auditory memory(AM).	Does not penalize individuals who are: extra careful, methodical, fearful, easily upset under the pressure of speed, poorly motivated, uncooperative, misunderstanding the importance of the task at hand, or have reading handicaps. Can be used for students who are visually impaired or blind. Scoring is done simultaneously with the administration of the test.	Expensive Must have an education degree to purchase	This test can be completed and scored quickly, 10-20 minutes. There is a wide age range of people for which this test can be administered. There is a wide range of education and physiological professionals who can administer this test.
Slosson Oral Reading Test (SORT) http://www.kidsiqtestcenter.com/ slosson-oral-reading-test.html	Assess the level of oral word recognition, word calling or reading level. Quick screening test to determine a student’s reading level.	Quick: 3-5 minute test High reliability Good sampling of test items Test specific for oral reading Used in concurrently with SIT, Passage Comprehension from the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement and Reading Comprehension from the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement	Expensive Does not measure word knowledge and comprehension Only oral reading can be measured Large differences exist in student’s geographical location, occupational status level and age levels.	Preschool-adult age test Screening instrument, assess progress, determine a student’s grade level for reading and determine if further diagnostic assessment is needed.
Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) http://www.harperhighschool.org/ourpages/ auto/2009/2/17/61155853/Prosody.pdf https://www.kendallhunt.com/bri/	BRI determines a student's instructional and independent reading levels, rate, accuracy and prosody.	Easy to use Includes all of the tools teachers need to assess, interpret, and develop responsive reading instruction Inexpensive Graded levels from beginner to grade 12.	All test forms given may not exactly line up with all students learning levels Time consuming to administer Students can lose focus	Passages, word lists, and early literacy assessments for all students pre-primer to high school Covers a wide range of students reading abilities Easy to use and interpret, it’s an all in one format
Wepman's Auditory Discrimination Test (WADT) http://www.wpspublish.com/store/p/2649/wepmans-auditory-discrimination-test-second-edition-adt	Quickly identifies children who are slower than average in developing auditory discrimination and who may have trouble learning to read	Quick: 5 minute test Identifies difficulties in phonemes	Must be level B certified to administer the test Not appropriate for all ages Expensive	Ages 4-8 Best for English language learners Can be administered at half year intervals for baseline and track progress Examiner reads the pairs of words aloud
Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills, 3rd Edition http://www.mhs.com/product.aspx?gr=edu&prod=tvps&id=overview Process Assessment of the Learner – 2nd Edition (PAL-II) http://www.pearsonclinical.com/education/products/100000583/process-assessment-of-the-learner-second-edition-diagnostics-for-reading-and-writing-pal-ii-reading-and-writing.html#tab-training http://pearsonassessmentsupport.com/support/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=533	Determine a child's visual perceptual strengths and weaknesses. There are 16 plates for each perceptual area; each is normed separately so that you can reliably differentiate the various visual perceptual processes. Comprehensive evidence-based assessment-intervention system in reading, writing, and math	The new third edition covers all of the ages that were previously served by two earlier versions: TVPS-R and TVPS(UL)-R. Designed for use by occupational therapists, psychologists, education diagnosticians, developmental optometrists, learning specialists, and other assessment professionals Responses are made vocally or by pointing, which is ideal for children who may have motor, speech, hearing, neurological, or cognitive impairments 10-20 minutes Individual and school wide screening Covers reading, writing and math Assessment and intervention tool RTI for levels 1,2, and 3. Paper and pencil	Administrator must be Qualified Level B Very expensive Handscored format Manual scoring Completion time varies dependent on selection of subtests Expensive  Recommended 1 hour webinar for test administrator Paper and pencil	TVPS-3 uses black and white designs as stimuli for all of the perceptual tasks arranged in a developmental progression Age range 4 to 13 years and UL (12-18 years) K-6 grade PAL-II is a research-based assessment and intervention tool based on NICHD (reading and writing) and US Department of Education (math) funded research completed by the author. The measures are organized by three tiers: Prevention, Problem Solving and Diagnosis