The Validity and Reliability of Phonemic Awareness Tests.

Yopp, Hallie Kay

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ERIC Number: EJ370070

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Validity and Reliability of Phonemic Awareness Tests.

Yopp, Hallie Kay

Reading Research Quarterly, v23 n2 p159-77 Spr 1988

Investigates the reliability and validity of tests that have been used to operationalize the concept of phonemic awareness. Indicates that a combination of two tests, one related to each factor, has greater predictive validity for the beginning steps in reading acquisition than does one test alone. (JK)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Factor Analysis, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Phonemes, Phonemic Awareness, Predictive Validity, Primary Education, Reading Readiness, Reading Research, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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