How to Navigate CARS-W
and the WJ IV Suite of Tests
Kim d’Arcy, PsyD – CCCCO Test Publishers’ Liaison; LDESM Trainer
Steve Brown – CCCCO CARSW Developer/Liaison
Presentation Overview
The purpose of this presentation is to educate CCCCO certified Learning
Disabilities Specialists and DSPS faculty on:
The process in which the WJ IV Suite of Tests was implemented into CARSW
The WJ IV Suite of Tests – Composite Clusters, CHC factors, and Clinical
Clusters used
The data entry process of test scores in CARSW
The data entry process of the LDESM eligibility components in CARSW
Sample student and WJ IV data entry (time permitted)
The CARSW User Survey and CARSW Liaison
Implementation of the WJ IV Suite of Tests
The WJ IV Suite of Tests was released in June 2014 – Cognitive, Achievement and Oral
Language
 A year prior to its release, the CCCCO Test Publishers’ Liaison and CARSW Developer
participated in the following:
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Meetings regarding release dates, discounts and security issues
Pilot study of the new web based Dashboard scoring program (replaced Compuscore)
Meetings regarding Dashboard exporting capabilities and transitioning deadlines
Updates were sent out to the LD and DSPS field throughout the entire process
The CCCCO Test Publishers’ Liaison, Learning Disabilities Eligibility and Services Model
(LDESM) Trainers and HMH/Riverside Publishing participated in the following:
 Overview of the WJ IV Suite of Tests
 Overview of the LDESM
 Discussion and proposal of Composite Clusters, CHC Factors and Clinical Clusters
Implementation of the WJ IV Suite of Tests
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LDFA Representatives participated in the following:
 Overview of CARSW/WJ IV Suite of Tests proposal
 Feedback from regions
 Discussion and approval of CARSW/WJ IV Suite of Tests proposal
CCCCO Test Publishers’ Liaison/CARSW Liaison and CARSW Developer participated in the
following:
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Layout and implementation of the WJ IV within the CARSW Test Site
Pilot of test site with the help of LDFA members
Release of WJ IV within CARSW
Support and training (CAPED LD CIG SoCal; CAPED LD CIG NorCal; CAPED Convention)
Transition Deadline – Jan 2016
The WJ IV Suite of Tests
Cognitive, Achievement and Oral Language (new standalone test); Sample
Mark-up Report within CARSW
Cognitive battery scores used within LDESM and CARSW:
 Component 3 – Ability and Component 5 – Aptitude Achievement
Discrepancy: GIA; Gf-Gc (now inclusion of the GAI in the WAIS-IV)
Achievement battery scores used within LDESM and CARSW:
 Component 2 – Achievement: Reading; Broad Reading; Basic Reading Skills;
Reading Comprehension; Reading Comprehension (Ext); Mathematics;
Broad Mathematics; Math Calculation Skills; Math Problem Solving; Written
Language; Broad Written Language; Basic Writing Skills; Written Expression;
*Academic Skills; *Academic Applications; *Academic Knowledge; *Brief
Achievement; *Broad Achievement
 Items that can only be used for this specific component
The WJ IV Suite of Tests Continued…
Oral Language battery scores used within the LDESM and CARSW:
 Broad Oral Language; Oral language; Oral Expression (all secondary cognitive
procedures)
Component 4 - Processing Deficit using WJ IV Cognitive Tables: (-1.30 SD ; CHC
Factors )
 Intra-Cognitive Variations Table - Bidirectional: Comp-Knowledge (Gc); Fluid
Reasoning (Gf); S-Term Work Mem (Gwm); Cog Process Speed (Gs); Auditory
Process (Ga); L-Term Retrieval (Glr); Visual Processing (Gv)
 Gf-Gc Composite/Other Ability Comparisons Table: S-Term Work Mem
(Gwm); Cog Process Speed (Gs); Auditory Process (Ga); L-Term Retrieval
(Glr); Visual Processing (Gv)
The WJ IV Suite of Tests Continued…
Component 5 – Aptitude Achievement Discrepancy when using BOTH the WJ
IV Cognitive AND WJ IV Achievement Tables: (-1.30 SD)
 GIA/Achievement Discrepancy Procedure Table
 Gf-Gc Composite/Other Ability Comparisons Table
 Composite and Clusters Used - Reading; Broad Reading; Basic Reading Skills;
Reading Comprehension; Reading Comprehension (Ext); Mathematics;
Broad Mathematics; Math Calculation Skills; Math Problem Solving; Written
Language; Broad Written Language; Basic Writing Skills; Written Expression
*Reading Rate; *Academic Fluency; *Phoneme-Grapheme Knowledge
* Items that can only be used for this specific component
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
The WJ IV Suite of Tests: Score Report
Data Entry Process of Test Scores in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Test Scores in CARSW:
Tutorial Video
Data Entry Process of Test Scores in CARSW Continued…
Note: You will be entering in
STANDARD SCORES, not raw
scores.
Tests and clusters not
administered will not appear
within the components.
Only the approved Clusters,
CHC Factors and Clinical
Clusters will appear in each
component.
Data Entry Process of Test Scores in CARSW Continued…
Data Entry Process of Test Scores in CARSW Continued…
This CARSW score summary
is very similar to what is
generated with the WAIS-IV.
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
Data Entry Process of Eligibility Components in CARSW
CARSW User Survey
CARSW User Survey
 Assessing for use and functionality of CARSW
 Survey Monkey format
 Link – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HZ2YFHF
Recent CARSW Issue:
 Log-out
 Time-out
Questions or Comments?
Kim d’Arcy, PsyD
 CCCCO Test Publishers’ Liaison
 CCCCO LDESM Trainer
 CCCCO LDFA Chair
 LD Specialist at Saddleback College
 [email protected]; 949-582-4206 Direct Line
 Your new CARSW Technical Assistance Liaison is Dawn Decker, PsyD
 CARSW Coordinator – Chelle Ellenberger
 [email protected]
Steve Brown
 CCCCO CARSW Developer/Liaison