Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale)

The PPA scale is an individually administered assessment of phonological and print awareness. The examiner reads items from an easel stimulus book, and the examinee provides nonverbal responses.

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Speaking & Listening,
Reading
Subdomain

Phonological and print awareness

Grades
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade
Languages
English

Administration Information

Length
10-15 minutes
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Kits start at $263

Open Access
No

Psychometrics

Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

Must contact publisher

Additional resource:

Savage, C. (2022). Considerations for use of early grades reading assessments. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. https://edinstruments.org/resources/early-grades-reading-assessments 

National Comparison
Yes

Psychometric Considerations

Psychometrics is the science of psychological assessment. A primary goal of EdInstruments is to provide information on crucial psychometric topics including Validity and Reliability – essential concepts of evaluation, which indicate how well an instrument measures a construct - as well as additional properties that are worthy of consideration when selecting an instrument of measurement.

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