Preschool Reading Screener

Read each of the following 31 items and check “Yes” if you are confident your child routinely succeeds with that item. If you are not confident your child is successful with the item, check “No.”

Oral Language

Likes listening to stories that I read aloud*

Yes
No

Follows simple two- and three-step directions*

Yes
No

Continuously understands and uses new words*

Yes
No

Retells a basic sequence of steps from an activity (such as baking cookies) or a story*

Yes
No

Connects own feelings and experiences to stories we read together*

Yes
No

Answers questions about experiences and stories in complete sentences*

Yes
No

Identifies common signs in the community (restaurants, stores)*

Yes
No

Uses a variety of descriptive words when talking (such as “gigantic,” “excited,” “frustrated,” “patient,” “ridiculous”)*

Yes
No

Asks questions to clarify or extend conversations*

Yes
No

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Letter Knowledge

Recognizes his or her own name in print*

Yes
No

Sings, says or recites the letters of the alphabet*

Yes
No

Names some letters, especially those in his or her name*

Yes
No

Points correctly to some letters as I name them*

Yes
No

Points correctly to some letters as I name the letter sound (“Which letter makes the /b/ sound?”)*

Yes
No

Says the correct letter sound as I point to letters (“What sound does this letter make?”)*

Yes
No

Can identify at least 18 uppercase letters as I point to them*

Yes
No

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Phonological Awareness

Answers correctly when I ask if two simple words rhyme (“Do 'cat' and 'bat' rhyme?” or “Do 'car' and 'house' rhyme?)*

Yes
No

Tells me a word that rhymes with the word I say (“Tell me a word that rhymes with red.”)*

Yes
No

Points to pictures that have the same beginning sound*

Yes
No

Names a word that begins with a specific sound (“Tell me a word that starts with /b/.”)*

Yes
No

Identifies the beginning sound in words (“What sound do you hear first when I say 'doll' and 'door'?”)*

Yes
No

Blends words into compound words (base + ball = baseball)*

Yes
No

Blends smaller parts of simple words (b + at = bat), using pictures for support*

Yes
No

Breaks compound words apart (pancake = pan + cake)*

Yes
No

Removes part of a compound word (Take away “stop” from “stoplight,” and you have “light”)*

Yes
No

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Beginning Writing

Enjoys drawing and scribbling*

Yes
No

Holds writing instrument with a comfortable grip*

Yes
No

Understands that writing is different than drawing a picture*

Yes
No

Writes his or her name (all letters don’t have to be completely accurate, but the name should be recognizable)*

Yes
No

Writes some letters that I name*

Yes
No

Tries to write words or stories and uses one or more correct letters (such as “lo” for “yellow,” “r” for “are,” “hs” for “house,” etc.)*

Yes
No

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Total score

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Informed Consent for Participation in a Research Study

Approved by the Nemours IRB. Valid from: 8/30/17 through 8/29/18. IRB # 659511

You are being asked to consent to be in a research study called “Validation of the Website Preschool Reading Screener.” This form explains the research, your rights as a research participant, and any responsibilities that you may have as a result of your participation. You should understand the research study before you agree to be in it.

The purpose of this study is to learn more about reading readiness skills in preschoolers, and ways potentially to improve the screener questions. Anyone who goes to the readingbrightstart.org website and wants to complete the Preschool Reading Screener can participate. You can complete it on a computer, tablet, or smartphone in 5-10 minutes. We hope that several thousand parents will reply and that you will be one of them. Completing the screener is voluntary. There is no potential risk from participating and we will not collect any identifying personal information from you. Your email address will not be kept or used for any other purpose. You may benefit from completing the survey by learning important information about how to improve your child’s reading readiness skills. Participation in the research is not necessary to complete the survey. There is no payment for completing this survey.

The researcher in charge of this study is Dr. Cynthia Zettler-Greeley. She can be reached at 10140 Centurion Parkway North Jacksonville, FL 32256 and by telephone at (904) 697-3118 or 1-800-SOS-KIDS (1-800-767-5437).

If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, would like to obtain more information, or if you cannot reach the investigator or want to talk to someone else who is not involved with this research, you may contact the persons listed below.

Chairperson, Nemours IRB 2 at 904-697-3415
Director, Nemours Office of Human Subjects Protection at 302-298-7613
Email address: NOHSP@nemours.org

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Preschool Reading Screener

Preschool Reading Screener

Oral Language

Letter Knowledge

Phonological Awareness

Beginning Writing

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