For how many items can you provide assistance during the VP assessment?

In the Visual Puzzles (VP) assessment of the WISC-V, assistance is typically allowed only on the Sample item. This is designed to ensure that students understand the task and can perform it accurately without excessive prompting throughout the assessment. The Sample item serves as an introduction to the format and demands of the test items that follow, allowing the child to grasp the expectations without influencing their independent performance on subsequent items.

This approach helps maintain the integrity of the assessment results, as it encourages the child to rely on their understanding and problem-solving skills rather than external assistance. In practice, providing support on every item or a limited number of items may lead to inflated scores that do not accurately reflect the child's abilities. Therefore, limiting assistance to just the Sample item is essential for yielding valid results in the VP assessment.