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 |