Bruce A. Murray|Kimberly A. Smith|Geralyn Murray
The Test of Phoneme Identities: Predicting Alphabetic Insight in Prealphabetic Readers
Auburn University|Auburn University|Auburn University
test validity test phoneme identities tpi 97 kindergartners administered tpi two tests phoneme awareness measures alphabet nursery rhyme knowledge measure rudimentary decoding ability tpi proved reliable 91 comparable phoneme awareness measures predicting decoding ability full kindergarten sample thirtyfour kindergartners identified prealphabetic readers taught use letters phonetic cues distinguish rhyming printed words indicator alphabetic insight tpi shown effective nursery rhyme alphabet measures phoneme awareness tests predicting number lessons required student learn distinguish phonetic cues