Relationships between Scores on the Dial—R Concepts Scale and SRA Scores

Abstract

42 children, brought for preschool screening from rural north central Kansas school districts, were administered the concepts area of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning—Revised, and after the children had started school, the SRA scores were collected from their files. The 20 boys were absent more often than the 22 girls during Kindergarten. There was no sex difference on the concepts area of the DIAL—R. In Grade 1 girls had higher SRA Composite scores. The scores on the DIAL—R concepts area correlated (.36 to .68) with Kindergarten SRA scores and Grade 1 SRA scores, in part, because the DIAL—R concepts area covers the material presented and learned in Kindergarten and screens for material presented in Grade 1. Screening devices may be a useful first step in developing comprehensive assessment plans for children.