History
The first WIAT was published in 1992 and was standardised in the UK and published as the WORD, WOND and WOLD. It was revised in 2001 with the UK version following in 2005. Each revision has brought with it several updates and changes. The WIAT-II contains the basic contacademically.
There are a small number of differences between the versions of the subtests in the UK and US as a result of the Anglicisation process. These include changes to picture items, the replacing of Americanisms and simple spelling differences. The WIAT-III US edition was published in 2009 for use with those aged 4 through to 50 years 11 months. It includes 174 subtests: Oral Reading, Math Fluency and Early Reading Skills.
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