The Relationship of an Early Measure of Intelligence to the Ability to Learn Sight Vocabulary Words and to Later Reading Achievement.

Cianflone, Ralph; Zullo, Thomas G.

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Relationship of an Early Measure of Intelligence to the Ability to Learn Sight Vocabulary Words and to Later Reading Achievement.

Cianflone, Ralph; Zullo, Thomas G.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v40 n4 p1197-1200 Win 1980

Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) scores, taken at the kindergarten level were correlated with the acquisition of sight vocabulary and later measures of reading achievement (Stanford Achievement Test scores). Correlation coefficients ranged from .61 to .87. (Author/GK)

Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Kindergarten Children, Reading Achievement, Sight Vocabulary

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Slosson Intelligence Test; Stanford Achievement Tests

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