ERIC Number: EJ1469105
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: EISSN-1557-5144
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Describing the Relationship between Word Decoding, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness, and the Orthographic Lexicon in the KTEA-3 and WIAT-4
Jason R. Parkin1; Daniel B. Hajovsky2; Vincent C. Alfonso3
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v43 n1 p3-17 2025
Practitioners are encouraged to apply theories of reading development to psychoeducational test interpretation. Orthographic mapping provides an explanation of the acquisition of sight words. Although many test batteries provide tasks for practitioners to assess reading components associated with orthographic mapping, the relationship among components will vary across batteries and specific task demands that can impact their interpretation by practitioners. This study evaluated the effects of phonemic awareness and oral language skills on various indicators of orthographic mapping competence while controlling for word decoding skills in the standardization samples of the Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement, 3rd Edition (KTEA-3) and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Fourth Edition (WIAT-4). The WIAT-4 phonemic awareness subtest's task demands and relationships between it and some measures of word reading conform to the phonemic proficiency hypothesis. We discuss implications for comprehensive psychoeducational assessment when evaluating student reading development.
Descriptors: Correlation, Phonemic Awareness, Cognitive Mapping, Psychoeducational Methods, Achievement Tests, Reading Skills, Sight Vocabulary, Reading Tests, Oral Language, Decoding (Reading), Goodness of Fit, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test; Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement
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Author Affiliations: 1Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 3Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA