Assessing Early Literacy With Hispanic Preschoolers
The Factor Structure of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening—Español
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6064644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David B Yaden (0000-0002-9604-6227, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, corresponding author), Ronald W Marx (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Adriana D Cimetta (0000-0003-1647-4211, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Ghadah S Alkhadim (0000-0003-4717-4238, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Christina Cutshaw (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Christina A Cutshaw (0000-0002-1437-2513, University of Arizona) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-210 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739986316688877 |
| OpenAlex | W2583019542 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
For two decades, it has been recommended that assessment of literacy for preschool children be conducted in a child’s primary language. However, only a few literacy assessments have been validated with a preschool, Spanish-speaking population. The purpose of the present study was to test the latent structure of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Preschool (PALS-PreK) Español with a sample of Spanish-speaking children in the southwestern United States. Children who could recognize at least 16 uppercase and nine lowercase letters were included in the analyses. Subscales of the PreK Español included Name Writing, Letter/Sound Association, Print Concepts, and Rhyme Awareness. Confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a two-factor model of alphabet knowledge (upper and lowercase letter recognition, letter sounds) and print and phonological awareness (name writing, print and rhyme awareness, letter sounds) with letter sounds loading on both factors. We found that the structure of PALS-PreK Español is similar to the English version and discussed implications
Developmental psychology · Emergent literacy · Environmental health · Linguistics · Literacy · Pedagogy · Phonological awareness · Population · Rhyme · Child Development and Digital Technology · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
Use of structural equation modeling in operations management research
Testing measurement invariance across groups
Bilingualism
Measuring School Readiness
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Testing Structural Equation Models
A latent variable investigation of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening-Kindergarten assessment
An investigation of factors associated with letter-sound knowledge at kindergarten entry
Conceptualization of readiness and the content of early learning standards
Significance tests and goodness of fit in the analysis of covariance structures
Relation of sample size to the stability of component patterns
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |