About the Measure
Domains | Literacy |
Subscales | Not examined |
Target Construct | Oral language: Vocabulary. Literacy: Rapid naming, Bead threading, Phonological discrimination, Postural stability, Rhyme/Alliteration, Forwards digit span, Digit naming, Letter naming, Sound order, Shape copying. EXCLUDED |
Description | Contains screening tests of attainment and ability. These determine whether a young child is experiencing difficulty in areas known to be affected in dyslexia: |
Test Authors | Nicolson, R. & Fawcett, A. |
Publisher | Pearson (2004 (addition of 2 subtests)) |
Psychometry | Not evaluated as too narrow focus |
Implementation | Not evaluated as too narrow focus |
Implementation details
Respondent | Child |
Prior knowledge Required | Does not require an individual to have advanced training in assessment and interpretation. Qualified teachers could give it |
Scoring | Not examined |
Time | 30 minutes |
Age | 4 years and 6 months to 6 years and 5 months |
Psychometric details
UK norms | YES |
Norm / Criterion referenced | Both |
Standardisation sample | Over 1000 |
Reliability | Test-retest: all above 0.6; inter rater: 0.98 |
Criterion validity | No similar tests to use for comparison |
Construct validity | Insufficient data in the public domain to evaluate |
Concurrent validity | Insufficient data in the public domain to evaluate |