Wiig Assessment of Basic Concept (WABC)
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Wiig Assessment of Basic Concept (WABC) Elisabeth Wiig, Ph.D.
Age Range: 2.6 to 7.11 years
Testing Time: 10 – 15 minutes
The Wiig Assessment of Basic Concepts® (WABC®) is a unique norm-referenced assessment that evaluates a child\’s understanding and use of basic concepts.
Use the WABC® to …
Create focused IEPs and intervention plans.
Thoroughly assess basic concepts.
Identify children in preschool and kindergarten who need extra help with basic concepts.
Distinguish deficits in using basic concepts from deficits in understanding them.
Further distinguish an inability to understand basic concept terms from deficits in auditory processing (following directions).
What Makes the WABC® Different?
There is no easel. Instead, the test is presented in an interactive storybook format. This gives you the opportunity to test the child in a setting that is quite natural to most children (looking at/reading a book). Click here for a sample page.
The WABC® embeds concept pairs or related words in colorfully illustrated scenes. Instead of presenting each concept as an unrelated single word, the WABC® assesses one of the concepts in a pair receptively (Which bear is big? Child points to big bear) and the other expressively (You showed me big. This bear is … Child says, \”little.\”)
The WABC® contains two age-level tests. Level 1 – A Day at the Zoo is for preschool children age 2.6 to 5.11 years and Level 2 – A Day at the Park is for children in kindergarten and early elementary grades ages 5.0 to 7.11 years. For a more complete picture of strengths and weaknesses, you may administer BOTH levels to children between 5.0 – 5.11 years.
Receptive & Expressive Testing
The WABC® groups 113 basic concepts in two sets: Level 1 and Level 2 (click here for a list of concepts). Each Level assesses concept knowledge (receptive) AND use (expressive) across seven (7) categories:
Color or Shape (Ex., red, square)
Size, Weight or Volume (Ex., short/tall, big/little)
Distance, Time or Speed (Ex., far/near, slow/fast)
Quantity or Completeness (Ex., none/all, less/more)
Location or Direction (Ex., behind/in front)
Condition or Quality (Ex., hot/cold, wet/dry)
Sensation, Emotion, or Evaluation (Ex., bad/good)
Who May Administer the WABC®?
Childhood teachers, special educators, and speech-language pathologists may administer the WABC®. We recommend, however, that only educators and professionals skilled in testing administration and scoring, interpret the results and create intervention plans for their students
WABC® Kit Includes:
Level 1 and Level 2 Storybooks
50 Level 1 and 50 Level 2 record forms
Clipboard with calculator
Puppy Bank reinforcer with 30 Doggy Dog tokens
75 WABC® Stickers
Awesome WABC® Tote Bag
