Naming Speed Literacy

Question 1

What materials are needed?

Answer 1

Administration and scoring manual, record form, stimulus book 3, stopwatch

Question 2

Where do you start?

Answer 2

Ages 6: Demonstration Item A, sample item A, then Item 1
Ages 7-8: Demonstration item B, Sample Item B, and then Item 2
Ages 9-16: Sample Item C, then Item 3

Question 3

When do you stop?

Answer 3

Age 6: After administration of Item 2, Trial 2.

Age 7-16: After administration of Item 3, Trial 2.

Question 4

What are the timing rules?

Answer 4

Time limit for each trial is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Question 5

Describe scoring Criteria.

Answer 5

For children aged 6-8, the Naming Speed Literacy total raw score is the sum of the completion times of the administered items.

For children aged 9-16, it is the completion time for item 3.

Synonyms are correct responses and should not be classified as errors.

Do not record correct responses.

Record a slash mark through each misnamed attribute.