Peters Diagnostic and Remedial Spelling Manual |
Assessment Area |
English-Spelling
|
Year level |
4-7 |
NZ origin? |
No , United Kingdom |
Standardised? |
No norms are given. An appendix provides the spelling ages of each word from the dictation passages, although no spelling ages for the test as a whole are indicated. |
Administration to individual or group? |
Either |
What does it assess? |
Dictated spelling |
Purpose |
To assess spelling capability in context. |
Validity |
No validity data included in the manual, although there is previous written evidence of attention to validity. |
Reliability |
No reliability studies are reported. |
What measures does it give? |
A Record Sheet provides patterns of errors. |
How long does it take to administer? |
Up to 45 minutes according to the writing speed of students |
How much training is needed? |
Little training required, some practice needed with recording. |
Scoring and data analysis |
Errors are entered on a Record Sheet. Problems and remedial actions can be discerned from the patterns. |
Does it provide 'what next' strategies? |
Yes . The test, which provides a qualitative analysis of spelling errors, is incorporated in a book. The Diagnostic Dictation passages are a small part of a complete approach to the teaching of spelling. |
Is it available in te reo Maori? |
No |
Cost? |
No information available |
Author, date of publication and publisher |
Margaret L Peters, 1975
Published by Macmillan Education |
Availability |
Appears to be out of print in New Zealand. Some images are available on the internet. This review is included as many schools will have copies of the Diagnostic and Remedial Spelling Manual on their shelves. |
Further Information |
The test is made up of 3 graded passages, each 100 words long, and intended for age groups 8-9 years, 9-10 years, and 10-11 years. A test passage is first read in its entirety, then phrase-by-phrase as the students write the text and finally, read as a passage at normal reading speed. |