The Phonic Inventories are a three level spelling test which was developed to
enable identification of the patterns of spelling error made by children, as an aid
for teachers and therapists. The aim of this study is to test the assumptions of
face validity, content validity, construct validity and discriminant validity of the
Phonic Inventories, as well as their short and long-term reliability. This has been
done by using both longitudinal and cross-sectional datasets from 1979 and
2001. The results of the study indicate that the three levels of the instrument are
reliable, and that they have potential for clinical as well as classroom use in
determining which alphabetic rules learners have or have not acquired. They also
have potential for use by teachers for screening purposes, with the aim of
identifying learners experiencing difficulties in learning the rule systems used in
reading and writing.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/6620 |
| Date | 05 March 2009 |
| Creators | Pereira, Carla Fernandes |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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