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WAB-R

Western Aphasia Battery – Revised (WAB–R)

An individually administered assessment for adults with acquired neurological disorders (e.g., as a result of stroke, head injury, dementia). It classifies the type and severity of aphasia disorder (if present) and gives a clinically valid baseline for diagnosis, prognosis and research.

  • Publisher
    Pearson
  • Age range
    18yrs to 89yrs
  • Qualification Level
    B
  • Administration Time
    30 to 60mins

Full Product Description

WAB–R is an individually administered assessment for adults with acquired neurological disorders (e.g., as a result of stroke, head injury, dementia). It classifies the type and severity of aphasia disorder (if present) and gives a clinically valid baseline for diagnosis, prognosis and research.

Uses & Applications

WAB–R identifies and classifies aphasia types:

  • Global
  • Broca’s
  • Isolation
  • Transcortical Motor
  • Wernicke’s
  • Transcortical Sensory
  • Conduction
  • Anomic

Assesses linguistic skills most frequently affected by aphasia:

  • Content
  • Fluency
  • Auditory Comprehension
  • Repetition and Naming
  • Reading
  • Writing

Assesses nonlinguistic skills that may also be affected by a neurological event:

  • Drawing
  • Calculation
  • Block Design
  • Praxis

The WAB–R manual also includes a chapter on applications of the WAB–R for individuals with various types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, vascular, subcortical, and Primary Progressive Apahasia (PPA).

New! Check out a recent publication on nearly 50 years of uses and applications to the WAB–R.

Features

A full battery of 8 subtests (32 short tasks), the WAB–R includes:

  • Bedside Record Form:
    • Spontaneous Speech: Content
    • Spontaneous Speech: Fluency
    • Auditory Verbal Comprehension: Yes/No Questions
    • Sequentional Commands
    • Repetition
    • Object Naming
    • Reading
    • Writing
    • Apraxia (optional)
  • Part 1:
    • Spontaneous Speech: Conversational Questions, Picture Description
    • Auditory Verbal Comprehension: Yes/No Questions, Auditory Word Recognition, Sequential Commands
    • Repetition
    • Naming and Word Finding: Object Naming, Word Fluency, Sentence Completion, Responsive Speech
  • Part 2: Supplemental
    • Reading: Comprehension of Sentences, Reading Commands, Written Word–Object Choice Matching, Written Word–Picture Choice Matching, Picture–Written Word Choice Matching, Spoken Word–Written Word Choice Matching, Letter Discrimination, Spelled Word Recognition, Spelling
    • Writing: Writing Upon Request, Writing Output, Writing to Dictation, Writing Dictated Words, Alphabet and Numbers, Dictated Letters and Numbers, Copying a Sentence
    • Apraxia
    • Constructional, Visuospatial, and Calculation: Drawing, Block Design, Calculation, Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices
    • Supplemental Writing and Reading: Writing Irregular Words to Dictation, Writing Non–Words to Dictation, Reading Irregular Words, Reading Non–Words

Psychometric Information

The original WAB was first standardized on a population of 150 individuals with aphasia and 59 controls. A second standardization was undertaken which included an additional 215 individuals with aphasia and 63 controls. Evidence of reliability and validity is found in the test manual and demonstrates strong performance as part of an assessment process for research and/or clinical use. An additional 20 participants (14 with aphasia, 6 without) completed new or adapted tasks for the WAB–R and data showed similarities in difficulty and frequency of use to the original items.

Available scores and composites include:

  • Bedside Record Form: Bedside Aphasia Score, Bedside Language Score, and Bedside Aphasia Classification
  • Full Battery, Part 1: Aphasia Quotient, Aphasia Classification
  • Full Battery, Part 2 (Supplemental): Language Quotient, Cortical Quotient

Resources

WAB–R Brochure

 

Kit

Western Aphasia Battery - Revised (WAB-R) Complete Kit

CODE: 9780158440866

Examiner's Manual, Stimulus Book, 25 Record Forms, 25 Bedside Record Forms, Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices Test Booklet and Manipulative set (includes 4 kohs blocks) in a bag

€615.52 Excl.VAT

Components

WAB-R Bedside Screener, 25pk

CODE: 9780158440842

€55.61 Excl.VAT

WAB-R Record Forms Part 1, 20pk

CODE: 9780158440835

€88.46 Excl.VAT

WAB-R Record Forms Part 2, 10pk

CODE: 9780158441016

€65.72 Excl.VAT

WAB-R Examiners Manual

CODE: 9780158440811

€158.03 Excl.VAT

WAB-R Stimulus Book

CODE: 9780158440828

€228.68 Excl.VAT

Pearson Product qualification levels

Qualification Level A
(Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL3)

There are no special qualifications to purchase these products.
 

Qualification Level B
(Prior to November 2021, these levels were combined and known as Qualification Level CL2/CL2R)

Tests may be purchased by individuals with:

A master’s degree in psychology, education, speech language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or in a field closely related to the intended use of the assessment, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.

OR

Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as RCOT, RCSLT, BMA, RCN, RCPsych, SASC) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.

OR

A degree or licence to practice in the healthcare or allied healthcare field.

OR

Formal, supervised mental health, speech/language, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, and/or educational training specific to assessing children, or in infant and child development, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.

OR

Work for an accredited institution


Qualification Level C
(Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL1)

Tests with a C qualification require a high–level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with:

A doctorate degree in psychology, education, or a closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the assessment.

OR

Licensure or certification to practice in a field related to the purchase.

OR

Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as BPS, ACP–UK, AEP, BNS) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.

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