Tiffany P. Hogan|Hugh W. Catts|Todd D. Little
The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Reading
University of Kansas|University of Kansas|University of Kansas
purpose speechlanguage pathologists slps use phonological awareness assessments many ways study examines usefulness assessments kindergarten 2nd grade method measures phonological awareness letter identification administered kindergarten measures phonological awareness phonetic decoding ie nonword reading word reading administered 2nd 4th grades sample 570 children participating longitudinal study reading language impairments results path analysis indicated kindergarten measures phonological awareness letter identification provided information prediction 2ndgrade reading 2nd grade measures reading offered information prediction 4thgrade reading additionally reciprocal relationship found phonological awareness word reading kindergarten phonological awareness predicting 2ndgrade word reading conversely 2ndgrade word reading predicting 4thgrade phonological awareness clinical implications phonological awareness assessment provides information reading kindergarten loses predictive power 2nd grade time phonological awareness word reading become highly correlated phonological awareness add information prediction 4thgrade reading