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Duff, Fiona J.; Mengoni, Silvana E.; Bailey, Alison M.; Snowling, Margaret J. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2015
Background: Introduced in June 2012, the phonics screening check aims to assess whether 6-year-old children are meeting an appropriate standard in phonic decoding and to identify children struggling with phonic skills. Aims: We investigated whether the check is a valid measure of phonic skill and is sensitive in identifying children at risk of…
Descriptors: Phonics, Screening Tests, Young Children, Decoding (Reading)
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Snowling, Margaret J.; Duff, Fiona; Petrou, Alex; Schiffeldrin, Josie; Bailey, Alison M. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
We report an investigation of the validity of teachers' ratings of children's progress in "phonics" as a screener for dyslexia. Seventy-three 6-year-olds from a whole school population were identified as "at risk" of dyslexia according to teacher judgements of slow progression through phonic phases. Six months later, children's attainments in…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Phonetics, Dyslexia, Validity