Judith Marie-Therèse Vloedgraven|Ludo Verhoeven
Screening of phonological awareness in the early elementary grades: an IRT approach
Radboud University Nijmegen|Radboud University Nijmegen
purpose present study explore possibilities assessment growth phonological awareness children kindergarten first grade phonological awareness measured using four sets items involving rhyming phoneme identification phoneme blending phoneme segmentation results exploratory factor analysis analyses conducted within framework item response theory showed one latent ability underlie different sets items nevertheless differed difficulty analyses terms childrens ability showed phonological awareness measures sensitive growth amount information supplied different sets items depended childrens level ability conclusion possible accurately monitor development childrens phonological awareness early elementary grades appears justified possibility opens new perspectives early screening reading problems dyslexia