KAUFMAN TEST OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT – THIRD EDITION (KTEA-3)

The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement – Third Edition (KTEA-3) is an individually administered standardized
measure of academic achievement for grades pre-kindergarten through 12, or ages 4 through 25 years. This
comprehensive assessment evaluates key reading, math, written language, and oral language skills, and allows the
examiner to administer a single subtest or any combinations of subtests to assess achievement in one or more domains.

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Standard Score Descriptor

130 and Above Very High
120-129 High
110-119 Above Average

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90-109 Average
80-89 Below Average
70-79 Low
69 and Below Very Low

KTEA-3 Core Composite/Subtest Standard Score Percentile Descriptor

Reading Composite
Letter & Word Recognition
Reading Comprehension
Math Composite
Math Concepts & Application
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Std. S
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Std. S
Percentile
Percentile
Percentile
Percentile
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Descriptor
Descriptor
Descriptor
Descriptor
Descriptor
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Math Computation Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Written Language Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Written Expression Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Spelling Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Academic Skills Battery Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor

KTEA-3 Supplemental
Standard Score Percentile Descriptor
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Composite/Subtest
Sound-Symbol Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Phonological Processing Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Nonsense Word Decoding Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Decoding Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Letter & Word Recognition Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Nonsense Word Decoding Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Reading Fluency Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Silent Reading Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Word Recognition Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Decoding Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Reading Understanding Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Reading Comprehension Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Reading Vocabulary Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Oral Language Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Associational Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Listening Comprehension Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Oral Expression Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Oral Fluency Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Associational Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Object Naming Facility Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Comprehension Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Reading Comprehension Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Listening Comprehension Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Expression Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Written Expression Std. S Percentile Descriptor

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Oral Expression Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Orthographic Processing Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Spelling Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Letter Naming Facility Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Word Recognition Fluency Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Academic Fluency Composite Std. S Percentile Descriptor
Writing Fluency
Math Fluency
Decoding Fluency

Test Interpretation (Short Version)

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Std. S
Std. S
Percentile
Percentile
Percentile
Descriptor
Descriptor
Descriptor

Student Name’s overall academic achievement was assessed using the KTEA-3. His Academic Skills Battery Composite
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reflects Descriptor achievement with a standard score of Std. S, which places him in the % percentile of his same age
peers. The Academic Skills Battery Composite incorporates the standard scores obtained within the following composites:
Reading, Math, and Written Language. Student Name exhibits achievement standard scores ranging from Lowest Std. S to
Highest Std. S and within the Lowest % to Highest % percentile when compared to his same age peers.

On the List supplemental composites supplemental composites, Student Name obtained standard scores ranging from
Lowest Std. S to Highest Std. S and within the Lowest % to Highest % percentile when compared to his same age peers.
He exhibits relative strengths in the areas of List areas. Student Name’s scores suggest a relative weakness in the areas of
List areas. Overall, Student Name’s scores indicate Descriptor academic achievement.
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Test Interpretation (Extended Version)

Student Name’s overall academic achievement was assessed using the KTEA-3. His Academic Skills Battery (ASB)
Composite reflects Descriptor achievement with a standard score of Std. S, which places him in the % percentile of his
same age peers. The Academic Skills Battery Composite incorporates the standard scores obtained within the following
core composites: Reading, Math, and Written Language.

Reading Composite (Core). The Reading Composite consists of the following two subtests: Letter & Word Recognition
and Reading Comprehension. The scores from these subtests provide a measure of how the student reads sight words and
unpredictable word patterns and then how well student comprehends literal and inferential information. Student Name
achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. Student
Name’s scores indicate Choose an item. in his reading performance.

The Letter & Word Recognition subtest measures the ability to recognize letters and words and includes both regular
words (read correctly by applying phonological decoding principles) and irregular words (read correctly if student is
familiar with the word) and is an indirect measure of reading vocabulary. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range
on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.
The Reading Comprehension subtest measures the ability to derive meaning from contextualized print and the
foundational skills required for comprehension rather than word recognition or decoding accuracy. The passage items
emphasize the ability to extract meaning from a set of related sentences and deemphasize vocabulary knowledge. Student
Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the %
percentile of his same age peers.

Math Composite (Core). The Math Composite consists of the following two subtests: Math Concepts & Applications
and Math Computation. The score from these subtests provide a measure regarding the student’s mathematical problem-
solving ability and computational skills. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor
range with a percentile rank of Percentile. Student Name’s scores indicate Choose an item. in his math performance.

The Math Concepts & Application subtest measures reasoning and mathematical concepts and their application to
meaningful problem solving. Skill categories include number concepts, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
tables/graphs, time and money, geometry, measurement, fractions, decimals & %, data investigation, algebra, multistep,

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and word problems. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score,
placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Math Computation subtest measures numeration, basic operations, computations with zero, fractions, decimals,
algebra, roots and exponents, signed numbers, binomials and factorial expansion – within each category the items increase
in complexity. Each item focuses on demonstrating whether the student has mastered a specific fact, skill, or process.
Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the %
percentile of his same age peers.

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Written Language Composite (Core). The Written Language Composite consists of the following two subtests: Written
Expression and Spelling. The score from these subtests provide a measure regarding the student’s ability to communicate
effectively in writing and to spell words in isolation and in context. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score,
falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. Student Name’s scores indicate Choose an item. in his
written language performance.
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The Written Expression subtest measures the ability to communicate effectively in writing with an emphasis on the
functional or pragmatic aspect of writing. Skill categories include complete sentences, subject-verb agreement, correct
verb tense, meaningful content, unity, quantity, punctuation, capitalization, complex sentences, smooth transitions, and
consistent use of a person. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std.
Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Spelling subtest measures the ability to spell words with predictable and unpredictable patterns, application of
phonetic principles, the relation of letter patterns to sounds, syllable structure, and morphology. Student Name performed
in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age
peers.
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Sound-Symbol Composite (Supplemental). The Sound-Symbol Composite includes the Phonological Processing and
Nonsense Word Decoding subtests. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range
with a percentile rank of Percentile.

The Phonological Processing subtest is an auditory processing skill which measures the ability to detect and discriminate
differences in phonemes or speech. Tasks include rhyming, matching, blending, segmenting, and deleting sounds. Student
Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the %
percentile of his same age peers.

The Nonsense Word Decoding subtest measures the ability to apply phonics and structural analysis skills to decode
nonsense words of increasing difficulty. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard
score of Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

Decoding Composite (Supplemental). The Decoding Composite includes the Letter & Word Recognition and Nonsense
Word Decoding subtests. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a
percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s performance on these subtests is detailed in the Reading
and Sound-Symbol Composites above.

Reading Fluency Composite (Supplemental). The Reading Fluency Composite includes the Silent Reading Fluency,
Word Recognition Fluency, and Decoding Fluency subtests. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score,
falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile.

The Silent Reading Fluency subtest requires the student to silently read simple sentences and mark yes or no in the
Response Booklet to indicate whether the statement is true or false, completing as many items as possible within a two-
minute time limit. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score,
placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Word Recognition Fluency subtest measures the student’s ability to read as many words as possible during two 15-
second trials. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing

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him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Decoding Fluency subtest measures the ability to read isolated nonsense words aloud as quickly as possible during
two 15-second trials. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score,
placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

Reading Understanding Composite (Supplemental). The Reading Understanding Composite includes the Reading

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Comprehension and Reading Vocabulary subtests. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the
Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s performance on the Reading
Comprehension subtest is described in detail under the Reading Composite above.

The Reading Vocabulary subtest requires the student to point to one of three words with the same meaning as a picture
and target word. Each of the remaining items requires the examinee to read a sentence (silently or aloud) and say or point
to the word in the sentence that has a similar meaning to the target word. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range
on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.
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Oral Language (Supplemental Composite). The Oral Language Composite includes the Associational Fluency,
Listening Comprehension, and Oral Expression subtests. This composite provides a measure of verbal (semantic) fluency
by asking students to retrieve words that belong to a given category such as foods, literal and inferential comprehension,
and the fundamental skills that are needed for effective, everyday communication and to identify weaknesses in oral
expression (task/pragmatics, grammar, and syntax). Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the
Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. Student Name’s scores indicate Choose an item. in his oral
language performance.

The Associational Fluency subtest measures verbal fluency by asking students to retrieve words that belong to a given
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category: semantic fluency measures retrieval of words that belong to a semantic category such as foods and colors.
Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the %
percentile of his same age peers.

The Listening Comprehension subtest measures student’s comprehension of relatively formal speech and requires the
student to listen to passages via an audio recording and then responds orally to questions that measure literal and
inferential comprehension. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std.
Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Oral Expression subtest measures the fundamental skills that are needed for effective, everyday communication and
to identify weaknesses in oral expression (task/pragmatics, grammar, and syntax), which may also affect achievement in
written expression. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score,
placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

Oral Fluency Composite (Supplemental). The Oral Fluency Composite includes the Associational Fluency and Object
Naming Facility subtests. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a
percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s performance on the Associational Fluency subtest is
described in detail under the Oral Language Composite above.

The Object Naming Facility subtest measures long-term storage and retrieval by naming pictured objects as quickly as
possible during two short trials. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of
Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

Comprehension Composite (Supplemental). The Comprehension Composite includes the Reading Comprehension and
Listening Comprehension subtests and provides a measure of skills needed to derive meaning from contextualized print as
well as listen to a story then respond orally to questions that measure literal and inferential comprehension. Student Name
achieved a standard score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. An overview
of Student Name’s performance on these subtests is detailed in the Reading and Oral Language Composites above.

Expression Composite (Supplemental). The Expression Composite includes the Written Expression and Oral
Expression subtests and measures the ability to communicate effectively in writing (functional or pragmatic aspect of

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writing) as well as orally (task/pragmatics, grammar, and syntax). Student Name achieved a standard score of Std. Score,
falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s performance on these
subtests is detailed in the Written Language and Oral Language Composites above.

Orthographic Processing Composite (Supplemental). The Orthographic Processing Composite includes the Spelling,
Letter Naming Facility, and Word Recognition Fluency subtests. The scores from these subtests provide a measure of a
student’s visual memory, or orthographic processing. Visual memory helps students retain the way words look in print so

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they can read fluency and is critical for reading and writing fluency. Student Name achieved a standard score of Std.
Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s performance
on these subtests is detailed in the Reading, Written Language and Reading Fluency Composites above.

Academic Fluency Composite (Supplemental). The Academic Fluency Composite consists of the following three
subtests: Writing Fluency, Math fluency, and Decoding Fluency. The scores from these subtests provide a measure of a
student’s ability to quickly read short sentences, do simple math calculations, and write simple sentences. Fluency in
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foundational skills frees attention for application, creativity, and problem-solving. Student Name achieved a standard
score of Std. Score, falling in the Descriptor range with a percentile rank of Percentile. An overview of Student Name’s
performance on the Decoding Fluency subtest is detailed in the Reading Fluency Composite above.

The Writing Fluency subtest requires the student to write simple sentences, each one describing a different picture, within
a time limit. Student Name performed in the Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing
him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

The Math Fluency subtest requires the student to write answers to simple arithmetic problems within a time limit.
Problems include addition and subtraction, and for later items, multiplication and division. Student Name performed in the
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Descriptor range on this subtest with a standard score of Std. Score, placing him in the % percentile of his same age peers.

Summary of Academic Strengths and Weaknesses: Student Name displays relative strengths in the areas of List
Strengths. Student Name’s scores suggest a relative weakness in the areas of List Weaknesses. Overall, Student Name
displays Descriptor achievement, indicating Choose an item. academic concern.