Accurately identify children who have phonological difficulties and need additional help to process and use the sounds in spoken language.
The Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB) provides six standardised tests for 6–14-year-olds, each designed to sample different aspects of a child’s phonological processing. The diagnostic nature of the results means that you can use them to inform your teaching and target intervention programmes to a child’s specific needs to improve their underlying literacy skills.
The later edition of the assessment, the Phonological Assessment Battery 2 (PhAB2) Primary, provides revised versions of the six standardised tests in the original assessment, as well as four new tests, in line with the latest research in phonological awareness. Targeted testing ranges for 5–6 and 7–11-year-olds provide more sensitive assessments to give you a greater understanding of a child’s phonological strengths and weaknesses.
PHAB2 Primary and PHAB tests are appropriate for use with children with English as an Additional Language. The manual also includes data on special studies completed for children with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia.
An ideal follow-up assessment for pupils with low scores in any phonics screening or literacy test, each test enables you to accurately assess areas of specific difficulty in detail and plan appropriate interventions.
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PhAB:
PhAB2:
All of the skills in PhAB plus
PhAB comprises six standardised tests for children aged 6 –14 years to assess their phonological awareness. PhAB2 Primary includes targeted testing ranges for 5–6 and 7–11-year-olds in updated versions of the original six subtests found in PhAB for primary-age children, as well as four new subtests that reflect the latest research in phonological awareness.
Yes. If a child is known to be experiencing difficulty with colour or visual stress, then appropriate adjustments may be used in the administration of the battery, such as photocopying the relevant parts from the Picture Book onto the relevant coloured paper.