Validación de una prueba de lectura y escritura inicial para primer año de básica

Abstract

Emergent literacy skills play a fundamental role in children’s overall development and predict their success in school. At the national level, no valid and reliable tests have been found to assess these skills; therefore, this study aimed to (a) validate the test Prueba de Lectura y Escritura Inicial (PLEI) to assess Ecuadorian kindergartners’ emergent literacy skills and (b) determine the level of performance of these children in the test. The participants were 80 kindergarten children coming from four public schools of Cuenca and Paute. Six experts evaluated the validity of the PLEI. The results indicated that the PLEI is valid and reliable for assessing the emergent literacy skills of kindergarten children. The methodological and educational implications of these results are discussed.