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Predicting Reading Disabilities Using Dynamic Assessment of Decoding before and after the Onset of Reading Instruction: A Longitudinal Study from Kindergarten through Grade 2
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Gellert, Anna S.; Elbro, Carsten – Annals of Dyslexia, 2018
The present study examined the predictive validity of a dynamic test of decoding in which participants are taught three novel letters and how to synthesize the corresponding letter sounds into new words. One version of this dynamic test was administered to 158 kindergarten children before the onset of formal reading instruction along with…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Decoding (Reading), Reading Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
Predicting Reading Problems 6 Years into the Future: Dynamic Assessment Reduces Bias and Increases Classification Accuracy
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Petersen, Douglas B.; Gragg, Shelbi L.; Spencer, Trina D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how well a kindergarten dynamic assessment of decoding predicts future reading difficulty at 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade and to determine whether the dynamic assessment improves the predictive validity of traditional static kindergarten reading measures. Method: With a small variation in sample…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4
English Word-Level Decoding and Oral Language Factors as Predictors of Third and Fifth Grade English Language Learners' Reading Comprehension Performance
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Landon, Laura L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examines the application of the Simple View of Reading (SVR), a reading comprehension theory focusing on word recognition and linguistic comprehension, to English Language Learners' (ELLs') English reading development. This study examines the concurrent and predictive validity of two components of the SVR, oral language and word-level…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Oral Language, Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students