title: The use of a dynamic screening of phonological awareness to predict risk for reading disabilities in kindergarten children.
abstract: This study examined the usefulness and predictive validity of a dynamic screening of phonological awareness in two samples of kindergarten children. In one sample (n = 90), the predictive validity of the dynamic assessment was compared to a static version of the same screening measure. In the second sample (n = 96), the dynamic screening measure was compared to a commonly used screening tool,  Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Initial Sound Fluency. Results showed that the dynamic screening measure uniquely predicted end-of-year reading achievement and outcomes in both samples. These results provide preliminary support for the usefulness of a dynamic screening measure of phonological awareness for kindergarten students.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. msittner@ku.edu
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sittner Bridges
authors.forename: Hugh W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Catts
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010700:Phonetics; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011932:Reading; D012307:Risk Factors