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Early Grade Reading Screening: Arabic. By Sana Tibi, Ph.D. EGRA Workshop Washington, DC March 12 th , 2008. Outline. Define the Instrument Procedure Domains measured Results Recommendations Safeguards. Domains. Early Reading Screening Instrument(ERSI) (Morris, 1992)
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Early Grade Reading Screening: Arabic By Sana Tibi, Ph.D. EGRA Workshop Washington, DC March 12th, 2008
Outline • Define the Instrument • Procedure • Domains measured • Results • Recommendations • Safeguards
Domains • Early Reading Screening Instrument(ERSI) (Morris, 1992) • Phonological Awareness (PA) • Oral-Language (Speech production) • Visual-Perceptual (matching visual symbols)
Results • The easiest PA task is sound categorization (first sound in a word) • The most difficult is phoneme segmentation (segment words into sounds) • Significant differences b/wn city & village subjects on ERSI & PA • Robust correlation b/wn total ERSI scores & PA scores • Moderate correlation b/wn the PA & Naming tests, and the PA & Speech production tests
Recommendations • Develop a standardized tool • Develop a comprehensive tool • Implement it on different grade levels • Validity & Reliability • Training-Workshops • Develop instructional materials
Safe Guards • Culturally appropriate • Linguistically appropriate • Type of schools (public vs private/L1 & L2) • Training to carry out the tool • It should not be the ONLY tool