Hello Cyndi,

Marie Clay's Sands and Stones assessments assess pre-reading skills, like book directionality, concepts about print, etc.  I've used it with pre-schoolers to get a sense of their pre-reading skills and may be appropriate to assess early reading skills.

Cheryl Brown, MEd
Community Literacy Coordinator
(506) 738-8261
sjfamlit at nbnet.nb.ca


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From: "Cyndi Brannen" <Cyndi.Brannen at iwk.nshealth.ca>
To: <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>
Cc: "Stephanie VanZanten" <Stephanie.VanZanten at iwk.nshealth.ca>; "Chrystal Coates" <Chrystal.Coates at iwk.nshealth.ca>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48 PM
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 804] parent report version of language developmentfor 5 year olds



> Hello,

> We are conducting a study with participants in our population-based

> newborn literacy intervention program. We will be exploring the

> connections between parental literacy activities and health problems

> prior to school entry. The last cohort of children in our province prior

> to province-wide initiation of the program (Read to Me!) is currently 5

> years old. In order to test for pre/post Read to Me! effects, we are

> undertaking a population based study of this cohort.

> 

>  We have been looking for a short, valid measure of language

> development and/or early reading appropriate for this sample that can be

> completed by parents.  

> 

> We would greatly appreciate any recommendations!

> 

> Thank you,

> Cyndi

> 

> 

> 

> 

> Cyndi Brannen, Ph. D.

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> Centre for Research in Family Health,

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> Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,

> Dalhousie University

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