In:
Applied Psycholinguistics, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 35, No. 6 ( 2014-11), p. 1235-1257
Abstract:
We developed the Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Behavior Checklist for Junior Secondary School Students (BCL-JS) for teachers to rate the frequency of 52 reading-related behavioral characteristics of Chinese secondary school students. An item factor analysis based on ratings on 947 students yielded seven distinct dimensions. In a separate sample of 90 students, the seven constructs of the BCL-JS significantly correlated with students’ performances on most literacy and reading-related cognitive measures, and differentiated adolescents with or without dyslexia. Discriminant analysis showed that the BCL-JS had a high rate of correct classification (82.2%). These findings support that the BCL-JS is a reliable screening tool for Chinese junior secondary school students at risk for dyslexia.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0142-7164
,
1469-1817
DOI:
10.1017/S0142716413000179
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1499968-7
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
7,11
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