Tracking the Unique Effects of Print Exposure in Children: Associations With Vocabulary, General Knowledge, and Spelling

This study assessed the construct validity of a recently introduced measure of children's exposure to print, the Title Recognition Test (TRT). In samples of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children, the TRT demonstrated significant correlations with spelling, vocabulary, verbal fluency, word k...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1991-06, Vol.83 (2), p.264-274
Main Authors: Cunningham, Anne E, Stanovich, Keith E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Children & youth
Construct Validity
Correlation
Elementary School Students
Evaluation Methods
Human
Intermediate Grades
Knowledge Level
Language
Literacy
Measurement
Print Awareness
Print Media
Raven Progressive Matrices
Reading
Social research
Spelling
Statistical Validity
Student Experience
Test Use
Tests
Title Recognition Test
Verbal Ability
Vocabulary
Word Recognition
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Summary:This study assessed the construct validity of a recently introduced measure of children's exposure to print, the Title Recognition Test (TRT). In samples of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children, the TRT demonstrated significant correlations with spelling, vocabulary, verbal fluency, word knowledge, and general information. Most important, it accounted for variance in these criterion variables when differences in both general ability and phonological coding ability were controlled. Although correlational, the latter result suggests that print exposure is an independent contributor to the development of verbal abilities. Studies of the cognitive consequences of differing amounts of print exposure could be facilitated by the use of this easily administered indicator.
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.83.2.264