ERIC Number: EJ1435627
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-2020
EISSN: EISSN-2161-1505
The Concurrent Validity of the GORT-5 with the WJ-IV
R. Lanai Jennings; Megan Midkiff; Emily Nestor McCauley; Jeremy Lopuch; Sandra Stroebel; Rachel James; Mary Toler; Rebecca Wendell; Paula King; Mallory Frampton
Contemporary School Psychology, v28 n3 p328-340 2024
Reading comprehension is one of the most valuable academic skills taught in school. Selecting the appropriate assessment instrument to ensure early identification and intervention is important as there is an amalgam of cognitive abilities and academic skills involved in reading comprehension. The GORT-5 is the most recent edition of a test that measures reading rate, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension among school-age children and young adults. The current study evaluated the concurrent validity of the GORT-5 with the WJ-IV ACH for a group of referred students. Findings indicate that Pearson correlation coefficients for all GORT-5 and WJ-IV ACH score comparisons were very large (0.70-0.89). Generally, GORT-5 scores were 2-3 points higher than WJ-IV ACH cluster scores. The diagnostic accuracy of the GORT-5 is excellent, with very few students' scores yielding a false negative.
Descriptors: Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Comprehension, Early Intervention, Identification, Test Use, Cognitive Ability, Academic Ability, Reading Fluency, Referral, Correlation, Comparative Analysis, Scores, Achievement Tests, Oral Reading, Reading Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Gray Oral Reading Test
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