WJ III Braille Adapted achievement tests now available

Technical problems with this earlier post have been resolved.  Information re: the braille adapted version of the WJ III tests is now available from the American Printing House for the Blind.  Click here for more information.

WJ III Achievement tests Braille Adaptation & conference info.

FYI.  If you are interested in the assessment of school achievement for individuals with serious vision problems, check out the forthcoming Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement:  Braille Edition.  A workshop on the new adaptation is scheduled August 28-29 in Phoenix, Az --- sponsored by the American Printing House for the Blind and hosted by Desert Valley's Regional Cooperative.

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Braille Adaptation of WJ III Tests of Achievement

Thanks to Lynne Jaffe for providing an update on the Braille Adaptation of the WJ III Tests of Achievement. A description can be found at v3.1 of the WJ III EWOK If you want to skip the "big picture" of the WJ III EWOK and go directly past go, and go directly to the relevant information, click here.

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Braille Assessment Inventory (BAI) available for free download

In 1996 I coauthored a small instrument called the Sharpe-McNear-McGrew Braille Assessment Inventory (BAI).  It was then published by Hawthorne Press.  A Buros Review is available.  It is now out of print---but I occasionally receive inquires regarding the instrument. After consulting with the first author (Mike Sharpe), we decided to make a PDF copy of this instrument available for download.  The manual can be downloaded by clicking here.  The test record can be downloaded by clicking here. 

As stated in the manual, "The BAI was designed to assit educators and others in determining whether Braille instruction is an appropriate intervention for students ages 6-18 who are blind or visually impaired."

Hopefully the instrument will be of use to certain professionals.