Study for Developing the Test of Early Literacy for Turkish Kindergarten Children

Kargin, Tevhide; ERGÜL, CEVRİYE; Buyukozturk, Sener; Guldenoglu, Birkan

doi:10.1501/ozlegt_0000000231

Study for Developing the Test of Early Literacy for Turkish Kindergarten Children

Kargin T., ERGÜL C., Buyukozturk S., Guldenoglu B.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.237-270, 2015 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1501/ozlegt_0000000231
Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.237-270
Anahtar Kelimeler: Early literacy, emergent literacy, kindergarten children, test development, validity and reliability, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, EMERGENT LITERACY, PHONEMIC AWARENESS, PRINT AWARENESS, READING-ABILITY, ORAL LANGUAGE, LETTER NAMES, SKILLS, VOCABULARY, PRESCHOOL
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was planned due to the crucial need for a standardized measure of early literacy with demonstrated validity and reliability for Turkish children. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a standardized measure of early literacy-the Test of Early Literacy (TEL) for kindergarten children and to test its validity and reliability. Participants were 403 kindergarten children selected from several schools located in neighborhoods of different socioeconomic statuses in Ankara. The early literacy skills of children were tested with seven sub-tests of TEL (Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Category Naming, Function Knowledge, Letter Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, and Listening Comprehension). The gathered data was used to analyze the validity and reliability of TEL. In general, the findings suggest that TEL has adequate validity and reliability for evaluating the early literacy skills of Turkish kindergarten children.