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An initial reliability and validity study of the Interaction, Communication, and Literacy Skills Audit
El-Choueifati, Nisrine Purcell, Alison McCabe, Patricia Heard, Robert Munro, Natalie
El-Choueifati, Nisrine
Purcell, Alison
McCabe, Patricia
Heard, Robert
Munro, Natalie
Abstract
Early childhood educators (ECEs) have an important role in promoting positive outcomes for children's language and literacy development. This paper reports the development of a new tool, The Interaction Communication and Literacy (ICL) Skills Audit, and pilots its reliability and validity. Intra- and inter-rater reliability was examined by three speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Five skill areas relating to ECE language and literacy practice were rated. The face and content validity of the ICL Skills Audit was examined by expert SLPs (n = 8) and expert ECEs (n = 4) via questionnaire. The overall intra-rater reliability for the ICL Skills Audit was excellent with percentage close agreement (PCA) of 91–94. Inter-rater agreement was PCA 68–80. Expert SLPs and ECEs agreed that the content was comprehensive and practical. Based on this preliminary study, the ICL Skills Audit appears to be a promising tool that can be used by SLPs and ECEs in collaboration to measure the skills of ECEs in the areas of language and literacy support. Future psychometric and outcome research on the revised ICL Skills Audit is warranted.
Keywords
early childhood professionals, measurement tools, validity, reliability, professional development, language development, literacy
Date
2014
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Journal article
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International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
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16
Issue
3
Page Range
260-272
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School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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