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Early Reading First. Year 3 (2009-2010) Testing Battery. Karen Erickson, PhD & Hillary Harper, M.S. CCC-SLP. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. Single word receptive vocabulary Child must point to a picture in response to a spoken word: “ Show me wagon.” *Minimum Standard Score: 85.
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Early Reading First • Year 3 (2009-2010) Testing Battery Karen Erickson, PhD & Hillary Harper, M.S. CCC-SLP
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test • Single word receptive vocabulary • Child must point to a picture in response to a spoken word: • “Show me wagon.” • *Minimum Standard Score: 85
Preschool Language Scale: Expressive Communication • Expressive Vocabulary • Syntactic Knowledge • Semantic Knowledge • Ability to Convey Coherent Concepts • *Minimum Standard Score: 85
Addressing Low Scores on the PPVT and PLS • Shared book reading • Promote intertextual connections • When children make seemingly disconnected comments, explore on them • Maximize Opportunities for Conversations & Interactions throughout the day • Support children without speech using a broad array of communication symbolsand supports across the day
Phonological Awareness & Literacy Screening: Upper & Lower Case Letters • Upper Case Letters • Children are asked to point to each of the letters in a non-alphabetical order. • Children can name the letters or point to them in response to the request. • 19 upper case letters identified is the goal* • Lower Case Letters • Only given to children who identified 19 or more letters on the upper case assessment • 4 lower case letters identified is the goal* • *Set by U.S. Department of Education
Addressing Letter Knowledge • RESIST all temptations to teach letters in isolation - it will not lead to long term gains in literacy. • Use letters throughout the day in engaging and purposeful ways: • signing in • predictable charts & familiar songs • alphabet books • alphabet play
Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation Pre-K (ELLCO Pre-K) • Classroom Structure • Curriculum • The Language Environment • Books and Book Reading • Print and Early Writing • *Each item of subtest assigned score of 1 – 5 • *Years 1 & 2 of ERF project used previous version of ELLCO
Adult Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI) • Measures both adult and child interaction while reading • Attention to the Text • Interaction and Comprehension • Literacy Strategies • *Scoring Scale = 0 to 3
Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale • Assesses the quality and content of the teacher’s interactions with children. • Measures the emotional tone, discipline style, and responsiveness of the caregiver in the classroom. • Scoring Scale: • Positive Items Target of 4.0 points • Negative Items Target of 1.0 point
Color Coding for Standardized Scores 100 85 115 75
Classroom Reports *Sample classroom report of pre-test scores
Classroom Reports: Cutoff Scores * the U.S. Department of Education has set the goal of 19 or more letters ** the U.S. Department of Education has set the goal of 4 or more letters ***administered to dual language learners, ranges based on 4 year old cutoffs
For the entire classroom, which area(s) does the teacher need to address? • For which individual students would the teacher consider providing additional support?
Was the teacher able to address area(s) of concern for the entire classroom? • Which individual students are still a concern for the teacher?