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Measuring Preschool Attainment of Print-Concept Knowledge: A Study of Typical and At-Risk 3- to 5-Year-Old Children Using Item Response Theory
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Justice, Laura M.; Bowles, Ryan P.; Skibbe, Lori E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2006
PURPOSE: This research determined the psychometric quality of a criterion-referenced measure that was thought to measure preschoolers' print-concept knowledge (PCK). METHOD: This measure, titled the Preschool Word and Print Awareness (PWPA), was examined using the partial credit model (PCM) to determine its suitability for use by clinicians,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Student Evaluation, At Risk Persons, Item Response Theory