Prediction of academic achievement with the McCarthy screening test and metropolitan readiness test

Children at risk of dyslexia face problems in academic achievement and they were often viewed as children with low intelligence. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement and intelligence. The study also aimed to find out academic achievement and intelligence as predictors of children at risk of dyslexia. The study was conducted from September 2020 to November 2020. Sample of 268 students exhibiting problems in reading, writing or mathematical expression was selected from 1532 students with the help of teachers. Dyslexia screening test Junior (DST-J) was used for screening (Nicolson & Fawcett, 1996). Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) (Raven, Raven, & Court, 1998) were used to assess intelligence. Academic record of all the students was obtained based on their performance in last examination. Results showed children had above average intelligence. Further, academic achievement showed significant positive relationship with intelligence (r=.32, p<.001). Moreover, intelligence and academic achievement were found to be significant predictors of performance of children at risk of dyslexia. Results concluded that children should be given intervention to improve their academic performance.

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A Predictive Validity Study of the Metropolitan Readiness Test and Meeting Street School Screening Test Against First Grade Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores

Educational and Psychological Measurement ◽

10.1177/001316448104100241 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 575-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Beverly B. Swanson ◽

David A. Payne ◽

Barbara Jackson

Keyword(s):

Predictive Validity ◽

Test Scores ◽

Screening Test ◽

First Grade ◽

Achievement Test ◽

Validity Study ◽

School Screening ◽

Achievement Test Scores ◽

Metropolitan Readiness Test

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Short-Form Application of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test to Latino Children

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.0904.220 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 220-235

Author(s):

David L. Ratusnik ◽

Carol Melnick Ratusnik ◽

Karen Sattinger

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Case Studies ◽

Metropolitan Area ◽

Screening Test ◽

Normative Data ◽

Short Form ◽

Latino Children ◽

Data Application ◽

York Metropolitan Area ◽

Multiple Regression Technique

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar (Toronto, 1973) and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (Lee, 1971) were devised for use with bilingual Latino children while preserving the original normative data. Application of a multiple regression technique to data collected on 60 lower social status Latino children (four years and six months to seven years and one month) from Spanish Harlem and Yonkers, New York, yielded a small but powerful set of predictor items from the Spanish and English tests. Clinicians may make rapid and accurate predictions of STSG or NSST total screening scores from administration of substantially shortened versions of the instruments. Case studies of Latino children from Chicago and Miami serve to cross-validate the procedure outside the New York metropolitan area.

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Computer-Managed Screening for Communication Disorders

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.1502.66 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 66-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

James L. Fitch ◽

Linda Allen Davis ◽

W. Bryce Evans ◽

Daniel E. Sellers

Keyword(s):

Satisfactory Agreement ◽

Screening Test ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

Pencil And Paper ◽

Paper Format

Fifty children were administered a screening test for communication disorders under two conditions. Under one condition graduate clinicians administered the test in the traditional pencil and paper format. Under the second condition nonprofessionals administered a computer-managed version of the same test. It was found that the computer-managed screening test yielded satisfactory agreement for the language sections. The results of the articulation section of the screening test were ambiguous.

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Helping the General Education Team Support Students Who Use AAC

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac21.3.82 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 82-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carole Zangari

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

General Education ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Communication Systems ◽

General Education Teachers ◽

Practice Opportunities ◽

Support Students ◽

Successful Students

Abstract To be successful, students who use AAC and attend general education classes require extensive supports and frequent practice with their communication systems. In this article, I explore the challenges faced by educational teams and discuss strategies for helping general education teachers, paraprofessionals, and others provide the AAC learning and practice opportunities these students need to maximize their communication skills and academic achievement.

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Forum: Morphological Awareness as a Key Factor in Language-Literacy Success for Academic Achievement

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/2020_lshss-20-00064 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 509-513

Author(s):

Ashley Bourque Meaux ◽

Julie A. Wolter ◽

Ginger G. Collins

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Academic Success ◽

Literacy Development ◽

Morphological Awareness ◽

Language And Literacy ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

School Based ◽

Literacy Success ◽

Key Factor ◽

Language And Literacy Development

Purpose This article introduces the Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Forum: Morphological Awareness as a Key Factor in Language-Literacy Success for Academic Achievement. The goal of this forum is to relate the influence morphological awareness (MA) has on overall language and literacy development with morphology acting as the “binding agent” between orthography, phonology, and semantics ( Perfetti, 2007 ) in assessment and intervention for school-aged children. Method This introduction provides a foundation for MA development and explores the influence MA has over the course of school-aged language and literacy development. Through summaries of the 11 articles in this forum, school-based speech-language pathologists will be able to convey the importance of MA to promote successful educational outcomes for kindergarten to adolescent students. The forum explores researcher-developed assessments used to help identify MA skill level in first- through eighth-grade students at risk for literacy failure to support instructional needs. The forum also provides school-based speech-language pathologists with details to design and implement MA interventions to support academic success for school-aged students with varying speech-language needs (e.g., dual language emersion, vocabulary development, reading comprehension) using various service delivery models (e.g., small group, classroom-based, intensive summer camps). Conclusion MA is effective in facilitating language and literacy development and as such can be an ideally focused on using multilinguistic approaches for assessment and intervention. The articles in this issue highlight the importance in assessment measures and intervention approaches that focus on students' MA to improve overall academic success in children of all ages and abilities.

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