ERIC Number: EJ941269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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The Use of a Dynamic Screening of Phonological Awareness to Predict Risk for Reading Disabilities in Kindergarten Children
Bridges, Mindy Sittner; Catts, Hugh W.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v44 n4 p330-338 Jul-Aug 2011
This study examined the usefulness and predictive validity of a dynamic screening of phonological awareness in two samples of kindergarten children. In one sample (n = 90), the predictive validity of the dynamic assessment was compared to a static version of the same screening measure. In the second sample (n = 96), the dynamic screening measure was compared to a commonly used screening tool, "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills" Initial Sound Fluency. Results showed that the dynamic screening measure uniquely predicted end-of-year reading achievement and outcomes in both samples. These results provide preliminary support for the usefulness of a dynamic screening measure of phonological awareness for kindergarten students. (Contains 1 note and 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Screening Tests, Phonological Awareness, Predictive Validity, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy, Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Prediction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A080118