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Monitoring Early Reading Development in First Grade: Word Identification Fluency versus Nonsense Word Fluency
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This study contrasts the validity of 2 early reading curriculum-based measurement (CBM) measures: word identification fluency and nonsense word fluency. At-risk children ( n = 151) were assessed (a) on criterion reading measures in the fall and spring of first grade and (b) on the 2 CBM measures each week for 7 weeks and twice weekly for an additional 13 weeks. Concurrent and predictive validity for CBM performance level and predictive validity for CBM slopes demonstrated the superiority of word identification fluency over nonsense word fluency. Findings are discussed in terms of the measures' utility for identifying children in need of intensive instruction and for monitoring children's progress through first grade.
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- Fuchs, L. S., Fuchs, D., & Compton, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
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- Exceptional Children
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- SAGE Publications
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- 2004-10
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- 71
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- 0014-4029 (ISSN-L)
- 2163-5560
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- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Keywords
- early reading development, first grade, nonsense word fluency, curriculum-based measurement, vulnerable children, predictive validity, concurrent validity, reading progress monitoring
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