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Neuropsychology and cognitive screening

Wechsler Test of Adult Reading.

WTAR

What it measures
Premorbid intelligence estimation via irregular-word reading (co-normed with Wechsler scales)
Length and format
50 irregular words (read aloud). oral reading of irregular words (performance), predicted WAIS-III/WMS-III IQ (performance/ability test)
Language versions
US and UK English editions
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Wechsler D. Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR). Pearson; 2001.

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