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Download full textGarlikov, Patricia M. – 1987
By exploring the kindergarten program found in two public elementary schools in a middle-class neighborhood in central Alabama, a study examined age at school entry as a critical factor in achievement in Alabama kindergartens. The sample consisted of 100 kindergarten students (53 boys/47 girls; 96 white/4 black)--77 were 63 months or older, and 23…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Elijah, David V., Jr. – 1976
The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine to what extent teacher rankings of reading readiness compare with reading readiness test results, (2) to determine to what extent teacher rankings of reading readiness compare with pupil socioeconomic status, and (3) to determine to what extent readiness test results compare with pupil socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 1, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
Gray, Lois A.; Guthrie, Larry F. – 1975
The Word Meaning section of the Metropolitan Readiness Test, Form A, was questioned as a true measure of the capabilities of culturally disadvantaged children. Therefore, an attempt was made to compare the Metropolitan Reading Readiness Test with a test in which as many objects as possible were renamed to coincide with the language of the students…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Grade 1, Primary Education, Reading Readiness
Reed, Michael – 1986
Early reading instruction is important for all children, but especially for the disadvantaged, because the decision not to expose them to reading at an early age may result in an unrecoverable loss of intellectual potential. Reading readiness as an approach may exile children from literacy permanently because it is an abstract and alien process…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Reading Ability
PDF pending restorationStallman, Anne C.; Pearson, P. David – 1990
This report reviews and evaluates the tradition of assessing early literacy with formal tests. It begins with a historical account of the readiness movement, focusing on the development of formal measures of early literacy and tracing the development of the movement into the 1980s. Next, the paper analyzes in depth tests that are currently…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Greenlaw, M. Jean; Moore, David – 1978
A review of literature by reading authorities identified seven criteria necessary for meaningful research about reading readiness tests. These criteria were then used in analysis of 15 research studies dealing with the "Metropolitan Readiness Test" and first grade reading achievement. Five major findings resulted from this analysis:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Evaluation Criteria, Individualized Instruction, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedJohnson, Roger E. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Reading Achievement, Reading Readiness, Reading Research
Scheuneman, Janice; Mitchell, Blythe C. – 1979
Data collected during the standardization of the 1976 Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) were examined to provide information on sex differences in prereading skills. The MRT are designed for administration either at the beginning of kindergarten or between kindergarten and first grade. Performance on the six subtests and the total test on both…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Females, Grade 1, Individual Differences
Antill, Ellen; Speidel, Gisela E. – 1977
This report presents the results of various standardized measures administered to Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) students and control students in the school year 1975-1976. In contrast to previous comparisons, KEEP employed more rigorous procedures for the selection of the control students and for the conditions of test administration.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedVega, Manuel; Powell, Arnold – Journal of Negro Education, 1974
A study of children enrolled in a year-round preschool program for the "culturally disadvantaged" in Tampa, Florida revealed that children with defective vision performed more poorly on both the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Metropolitan Readiness Test. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Preschool Children, Readiness, Reading Readiness
Peer reviewedAyers, Jerry B.; Mason, George E. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Kindergarten, Middle Class
Colosimo, Jerry – 1972
A summer project designed to teach reading readiness skills to disadvantaged preschoolers is described. Thirty five five-year-olds attended the program three hours a day, five days a week, for six weeks. The Vanguard Instructional Model used involved contingency management, individualized instructional materials and the extensive use of student…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Individualized Instruction, Preschool Children, Reading Readiness
Cunningham, Grover; Pierce-Jones, John – 1969
A 3-month pilot project was undertaken at the University of Texas to gain experience in administering the Cynthia Buchanan Language Program (Buchanan, 1967) and to test its effectiveness in making meaningful changes in the language development of disadvantaged Mexican-American preschoolers. A group of 114 Mexican-American children were chosen as…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Experimental Programs, Language Acquisition, Mexican Americans
Dellinger, Harry Vaughn – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences in first grade achievement appeared among pupils who participated in an eight-week Summer Head Start Program and qualified pupils who did not participate. Both groups were divided into three subgroups according to scores on the Draw-A-Man Test. Each subgroup (high, middle, and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Compensatory Education, Grade 1
Bougere, Marguerite Bondy – Reading Res Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Linguistics, Reading Achievement
