ERIC Number: EJ1086828
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1940-4158
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The Letter-Sound Test (LeST): A Reliable and Valid Comprehensive Measure of Grapheme-Phoneme Knowledge
Larsen, Linda; Kohnen, Saskia; Nickels, Lyndsey; McArthur, Genevieve
Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, v20 n2 p129-142 2015
Children who have difficulty learning to read are at increased risk for academic failure, poor self-esteem, anxiety and depression, and unemployment. To help reduce these risks, it is important to identify and treat weaknesses in a child's reading as early as possible. The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable comprehensive standardized test of a key reading sub-skill called grapheme-phoneme correspondence (GPC) knowledge. In Phase 1 of the study, we selected a comprehensive evidence-based list of the most important GPC rules for learning to read in English. In Phase 2, we administered this list to a representative sample of Australian children to calculate age- and grade-based norms. In Phase 3, we established that the test had robust inter-rater and test-retest reliability, and appropriate criterion validity. We hope that this new test, which is called the Letter-Sound Test, proves useful to clinicians, teachers, and researcher as a comprehensive test of GPC knowledge.
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Reliability, Test Validity, English, Test Norms, Interrater Reliability, Test Construction, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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