Insights That Power Lifelong Learning

WJ IV kits are available for purchase through the end of 2026, and paper record forms through 2027. WJ IV remains usable for evaluations already underway or where your district requires continuity with an existing tool, but its normative data is now over a decade old. Riverside Insights' current development focus is WJ V, which is normed 2022–2024 against 2020 U.S. Census demographics.

Yes, through the end of 2026 for kits and through 2027 for paper record forms. After those dates, WJ V will be the only current edition available. Districts and practitioners planning a transition may want to time their move to WJ V before the WJ IV purchase window closes.

WJ V is a digital-native assessment system built to expand between major releases rather than requiring a full decade between updates, unlike WJ IV. It adds 26 achievement tests across 22 clusters, 20 cognitive tests across 12 clusters, a 15-test Virtual Test Library, and a new Nonverbal battery, all normed on current post-pandemic data.

Yes. WJ V is built on the same CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) framework that underlies WJ IV, so clinical training and interpretation skills carry over directly. What changes is the underlying data: current norms, expanded coverage for complex profiles, and a platform designed to keep improving.

Riverside Insights offers a free trial and practice portal so evaluators can explore WJ V's platform, item types, and administration flow before purchasing. Click here to sign up for the WJ V Practice Portal

Free, on-demand training is included with every WJ V purchase, alongside in-person and online options that can be structured around a team's size and experience level. Because the CHC framework is unchanged from WJ IV, most examiners are able to transition without extensive retraining.