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Predicting Reading Achievement for Kindergarten Boys and Girls.
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Tollefson, Nona; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Assessed the validity of the Kindergarten Teacher Rating Scale (KTRS) in predicting reading achievement for male (N=254) and female (N=227) students. Results indicated that the KTRS was a significant predictor of reading achievement for both boys and girls. Differential predictive validity for boys and girls was not found. (LLL)
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Prediction of Academic Achievement with the McCarthy Screening Test and Metropolitan Readiness Test.
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Gullo, Dominic F.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Examined the efficacy of the McCarthy Screening Test (MST) and Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) to predict academic readiness after kindergarten and achievement at the end of first grade. The MST significantly predicted children's scores of the MRT and SFAT. Additionally, the MRT was a significant predictor of the SFAT. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity, Primary Education
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the WISC-R, McCarthy Scales, Woodcock-Johnson, and Academic Achievement.
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Reilly, Thomas P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
First graders (N=26) completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, McCarthy Scales, and Woodcock-Johnson Scales of Cognitive Ability. Two years later, their academic achievement was determined by Wide Range Achievement Test and teacher ratings. Results suggest that all three intellectual measures are appropriate for predicting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence Tests
Kindergarten Knowledge of Print Conventions and Later School Achievement: A Five-Year Follow-Up.
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Day, Kaaren C.; Day, H. D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Administered the Concepts About Print (CAP) test during kindergarten and first grade (N=56). Results showed the CAP to be highly correlated with various tests of school achievement obtained during the second through the fourth grades and to effectively predict those children who would later be retained in school. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Followup Studies, High Risk Students, Kindergarten Children
Selected Short-Term Memory Tests as Predictors of Reading Readiness.
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John, Kirk R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Three standardized measures of short-term memory (STM) were compared to determine their relative efficacy in predicting reading achievement for 36 primary-grade students over a two-year period. A letter sequences test was found to be the most frequently associated with reading performance. A memory-for-sentences task also showed a significant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Predictive Validity, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Improving Teacher Prediction of Children at Risk for Reading Failure.
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Flynn, Jane M.; Rahbar, Mohammad Hossein – Psychology in the Schools, 1998
Confirms low positive identification rates when kindergarten teachers were asked to predict future reading achievement using a traditional rating scale, while a project-developed, theory-based screening battery correctly identified 81% of poor readers. Suggests that both teacher ratings and screening tests be used to identify the largest number of…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity, Preschool Teachers
Predicting School Performance with the Early Screening Inventory.
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Meisels, Samuel J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Proposes criteria for defining and selecting preschool developmental screening instruments and describes the Early Screening Inventory (ESI), a developmental screening instrument designed to satisfy these criteria. Presents results of several studies demonstrating that the ESI predicts school performance with moderate to excellent accuracy through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disability Identification, Evaluation Criteria, Maturity Tests
Kindergarten Screening Results as Predictors of Academic Achievement, Potential, and Placement in Second Grade.
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Schmidt, Sheldon; Perino, Joseph – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Compared beginning kindergarten subtest scores on Vane Test of Language and Vane Kindergarten Test to Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores in reading and math, Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Index, and placement into special education or high achievement programs following second grade. Results revealed effective predictability of the screening…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Predictive Validity of the WPPSI-R: A Four Year Follow-Up Study.
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Kaplan, Charles – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Obtained intelligence scale scores to predict academic achievement scores on a comprehensive testing program given at the end of grades one, two, and three. Results show that correlations between achievement and verbal IQ are significant at all three grade levels. Findings indicate that verbal abilities are more predictive of academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 1