Table 1 Recommended test matrix for a cohort of 100 000 children with 25% in each of four age exposure groups (A, B, C, D)
Age at testingBattery length (min)Group(s) to be testedTests
6 months20AScreening domain: Bayley-II
1 year20BScreening domain: Bayley-II
1.5 years30CScreening domain: Bayley-II
2 years30DScreening domain: Bayley-II
3 years60AIQ domain: WPPSI-III (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R
Language domain: EVT (naming subtest); PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test-5
Motor domain: Revised Purdue Pegboard Novel/pilot tests (group C)
4 years75BIQ domain: WPPSI-III (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II
Language domain: EVT (naming subtest); PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test-5
Learning and memory domain: Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Revised Purdue Pegboard; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (group D)
5 years95CIQ domain: WPPSI-III (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II
Language domain: EVT (naming subtest); PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test-5
Learning and memory domain: CVLT-Children’s edition; WRAML-2 (stories subtest) Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Revised Purdue Pegboard; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (group A)
6 years95DIQ domain: WPPSI-III (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II
Language domain: BNT; PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test-5
Learning and memory domain: CVLT-Children’s edition; WRAML-2 (stories subtest); Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Revised Purdue Pegboard; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (group B)
7 years8 years9 years10 years145145150150ABCDIQ domain: WASI (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary, similarities subtests)
Academics: Wide Range Achievement Test 3 (spelling, arithmetic, reading subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II; Digit Span Forwards (Wechsler test)
Executive function domain: WCST
Language domain: BNT; PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Bender Gestalt-II
Learning and memory domain: Bender Gestalt-II (recall condition); CVLT-Children’s edition; WRAML-2 (stories subtest)* stimuli changes at age 9; Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (7 years group C; 8 years group D; 9 years group A; 10 years group B)
11 years12 years13 years115115115ABCAttention domain: Conners’ CPT-II ; Digit Span Forwards (Wechsler test)
Executive function domain: Digits Backwards (Wechsler test); TMT
Language domain: EVT; CELF-4 (sentence structure subtest)
Visuospatial domain: HVOT; ROCF; Berry Visual Motor Integration Test-5
Learning and memory domain: ROCF (recall condition); WRAML-2 (stories and verbal learning subtests); Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test; Coding subtest (Wechsler test)Novel/pilot tests (11 years group C; 12 years group D; 13 years group A
14 years120DAttention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II; Digit Span Forwards (Wechsler test)
Executive function domain: Digits Backwards (Wechsler test); TMT
Language domain: EVT; CELF-3 (sentence structure subtest)
Visuospatial domain: HVOT; RCOF; Berry Visual-Motor Integration Test-5
Learning and memory domain: ROCF (recall condition); WRAML-2 (stories and verbal learning subtests); Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (group B)
15 years16 years160160ABIQ domain: WASI (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary, similarities subtests)
Academics: Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (spelling, arithmetic, reading subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R; Conners CPT-II; Digit Span Forwards (Wechsler)
Executive function domain: Digits Backwards (Wechsler); WCST
Language domain: BNT; PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Bender Gestalt-II
Learning and memory domain: Bender Gestalt-II (recall condition); CVLT-II; WRAML-2 (stories subtest); Coding recall (Wechsler)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test; Coding subtest (Wechsler) Novel/pilot tests (15 years group C; 16 years group D)
17 years18 years155150CDIQ domain: WASI (block design, matrix reasoning, vocabulary, similarities subtests)
Academics: Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (spelling, arithmetic, reading subtests)
Attention domain: Conners Rating Scale-R (not at age 18); Conners CPT-II; Digit Span Forwards (Wechsler test)
Executive function domain: Digits Backwards (Wechsler test); WCST
Language domain: BNT, PPVT-III
Visuospatial domain: Bender Gestalt-II
Learning and memory domain: Bender Gestalt-II (recall condition); CVLT-II; Wechsler Memory Scale-III (logical memory subtest); Coding recall (Wechsler test)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test; Coding subtest (Wechsler test) Novel/pilot tests (17 years group A; 18 years group B)
19 years20 years8585A and BC and DAttention domain: Conners CPT-II
Executive function domain: TMT
Language domain: EVT; CELF-4 (sentence structure subtest)
Visuospatial domain: HVOT; ROCF
Learning and memory domain: ROCF (recall condition); CVLT-II; Wechsler Memory Scale-III (logical memory subtest)
Motor domain: Grooved Pegboard; Finger Tapping Test Novel/pilot tests (19 years group A and B; 20 years group C and D)
  • BNT, Boston Naming Test; CELF, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; CVLT, California Verbal Learning Test; CPT, Conners Continuous Performance Test; EVT, Expressive Vocabulary Test; HVOT, Hooper Visual Organization Test; PPVT, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; ROCF, Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure; TMT, Trail Making Test; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; WPPSI-III, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; WRAML, Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning.