Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills

Kevin Wheldall; Sarah Arakelian

doi:10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993

Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills

Kevin Wheldall^*, Sarah Arakelian

^*Corresponding author for this work

Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC)

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) with the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) and other measures of reading and related skills with a sample of older low-progress readers and to provide additional information regarding the validity of the YARC in Australia. The data from an opportunity sample of 78 older low-progress readers from two literacy tutorial centres, assessed on a battery of tests of reading and related skills, prior to intervention, were analysed. Correlations of the YARC with other measures were generally high and the YARC also appeared to yield similar mean reading age estimates as the NARA and other measures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-166
Number of pages	10
Journal	Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993
Publication status	Published - 2016

Access to Document

10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{e1d149a8ec584d5db3413473a314d2d7,

title = "Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills",

abstract = "The aim of this study was to compare the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) with the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) and other measures of reading and related skills with a sample of older low-progress readers and to provide additional information regarding the validity of the YARC in Australia. The data from an opportunity sample of 78 older low-progress readers from two literacy tutorial centres, assessed on a battery of tests of reading and related skills, prior to intervention, were analysed. Correlations of the YARC with other measures were generally high and the YARC also appeared to yield similar mean reading age estimates as the NARA and other measures.",

author = "Kevin Wheldall and Sarah Arakelian",

year = "2016",

doi = "10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993",

language = "English",

volume = "21",

pages = "157--166",

journal = "Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties",

issn = "1940-4158",

publisher = "Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group",

number = "2",

}

Wheldall, K & Arakelian, S 2016, 'Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills', Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 157-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993

Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills. / Wheldall, Kevin; Arakelian, Sarah.
In: Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2016, p. 157-166.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills

AU - Wheldall, Kevin

AU - Arakelian, Sarah

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - The aim of this study was to compare the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) with the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) and other measures of reading and related skills with a sample of older low-progress readers and to provide additional information regarding the validity of the YARC in Australia. The data from an opportunity sample of 78 older low-progress readers from two literacy tutorial centres, assessed on a battery of tests of reading and related skills, prior to intervention, were analysed. Correlations of the YARC with other measures were generally high and the YARC also appeared to yield similar mean reading age estimates as the NARA and other measures.

AB - The aim of this study was to compare the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) with the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) and other measures of reading and related skills with a sample of older low-progress readers and to provide additional information regarding the validity of the YARC in Australia. The data from an opportunity sample of 78 older low-progress readers from two literacy tutorial centres, assessed on a battery of tests of reading and related skills, prior to intervention, were analysed. Correlations of the YARC with other measures were generally high and the YARC also appeared to yield similar mean reading age estimates as the NARA and other measures.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85018392332&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993

DO - 10.1080/19404158.2017.1322993

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85018392332

SN - 1940-4158

VL - 21

SP - 157

EP - 166

JO - Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

JF - Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

IS - 2

ER -

Comparing the performance of older low-progress readers on the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension with performance on the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and other measures of reading and related skills

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this