A latent variable investigation of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening-Kindergarten assessment
Construct identification and multigroup comparisons between Spanish-speaking English-language learners (ELLs) and non-ELL students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19380901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis L Huang (0000-0002-5900-7763, University of Virginia), Timothy R Konold (0000-0003-0092-9234, University of Virginia) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-221 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Testing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5322 • E-ISSN: 1477-0946 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265532213496773 |
| OpenAlex | W2100930889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 57 |
Psychometric properties of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Kindergarten (PALS-K) instrument were investigated in a sample of 2844 first-time public school kindergarteners. PALS-K is a widely used English literacy screening assessment. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a theoretically defensible measurement structure that was found to replicate in a randomly selected hold-out sample when examined through the lens of confirmatory factor analytic methods. Multigroup latent variable comparisons between Spanish-speaking English-language learners (ELLs) and non-ELL students largely demonstrated the PALS-K to yield configural and metric invariance with respect to associations between subtests and latent dimensions. In combination, these results support the educational utility of the PALS-K as a tool for assessing important reading constructs and informing early interventions across groups of Spanish-speaking ELL and non-ELL students
Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Ell · Exploratory factor analysis · Latent variable · Linguistics · Literacy · Mathematics education · Measurement invariance · Pedagogy · Phonological awareness · Psychological intervention · Psychometrics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Teaching method · Vocabulary development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |