Early Screening for Decoding- and Language-Related Reading Difficulties in First and Third Grades
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| Title: | Early Screening for Decoding- and Language-Related Reading Difficulties in First and Third Grades |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Silverman, Rebecca D. (ORCID |
| Source: | Assessment for Effective Intervention. Mar 2021 46(2):99-109. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH) Department of Education (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R01HD046758 H325D070082 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 1 Primary Education Grade 3 |
| Descriptors: | Screening Tests, Reading Difficulties, Reading Diagnosis, Decoding (Reading), Emergent Literacy, Grade 1, Grade 3, Young Children, At Risk Students, Predictor Variables, Sight Method, Sentences, Repetition, Oral Language, Language Skills, Public Schools, Suburban Schools, Reading Tests, Achievement Tests |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Test of Word Reading Efficiency, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534508419857234 |
| ISSN: | 1534-5084 |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the identification of end of first grade (n = 125) and end of third grade (n = 77) reading comprehension difficulties using beginning of first grade decoding-related and language-related predictors. Reading comprehension was defined using a composite of three standardized reading comprehension measures. Students at or below the 25th percentile on the reading comprehension composite were considered to have difficulty with reading comprehension. Sight word reading efficiency and sentence repetition predicted end of first grade reading comprehension difficulties. Sight word reading efficiency, sentence repetition, and oral discourse predicted end of third grade reading comprehension difficulties. Both screening batteries yielded high classification accuracy (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 94.7% in Grade 1 and AUC = 90.5% in Grade 3). Results are discussed in light of the research base on early screening for reading comprehension difficulties. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1286397 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the identification of end of first grade (n = 125) and end of third grade (n = 77) reading comprehension difficulties using beginning of first grade decoding-related and language-related predictors. Reading comprehension was defined using a composite of three standardized reading comprehension measures. Students at or below the 25th percentile on the reading comprehension composite were considered to have difficulty with reading comprehension. Sight word reading efficiency and sentence repetition predicted end of first grade reading comprehension difficulties. Sight word reading efficiency, sentence repetition, and oral discourse predicted end of third grade reading comprehension difficulties. Both screening batteries yielded high classification accuracy (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 94.7% in Grade 1 and AUC = 90.5% in Grade 3). Results are discussed in light of the research base on early screening for reading comprehension difficulties. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-5084 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534508419857234 |
