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Betts, Emmett Albert – Reading Teacher, 1974
Suggests an easy method to check phonic skills and learn what help the child needs to improve his reading ability. (TO)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction

Duffelmeyer, Frederick A.; Black, Jeffrey L. – Reading Teacher, 1996
Reports on a study testing the validity of the Names Test, an individually administered phonics assessment. Provides support for the Names Test's validity by showing it to be significantly correlated with established tests of word recognition and decoding ability. (SR)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics, Reading Research

Pikulski, John J.; Shanahan, Timothy – Reading Teacher, 1980
Reviews information about three major dimensions along which phonics measures vary: (1) group v individual administration, (2) production response (say or write) v recognition response, and (3) the stimuli or materials used to evaluate phonics. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Phonics

Duffelmeyer, Frederick A.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes a revision of the Names Test, an easy-to-administer phonics assessment. Describes what was done to increase the test's category reliability, to further examine the test's validity, and to enhance its usability. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Research

Richardson, Kim – Reading Teacher, 1987
Examines the Decoding Skills Test (DST), a criterion referenced, diagnostic instrument designed to identify deficiencies in word decoding. (JC)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests