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Behavioral characteristics of Chinese adolescents with dyslexia: The use of teachers’ behavior checklist in Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2013

BOBY HO-HONG CHING ,
CONNIE SUK-HAN HO ,
DAVID W. CHAN ,
KEVIN K. H. CHUNG  and
LAP-YAN LO
BOBY HO-HONG CHING
Affiliation:
Oxford University
CONNIE SUK-HAN HO*
Affiliation:
University of Hong Kong
DAVID W. CHAN
Affiliation:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
KEVIN K. H. CHUNG
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Institute of Education
LAP-YAN LO
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
*
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Connie S.-H. Ho, Department of Psychology, C661, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We developed the Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Behavior Checklist for Junior Secondary School Students (BCL-JS) for teachers to rate the frequency of 52 reading-related behavioral characteristics of Chinese secondary school students. An item factor analysis based on ratings on 947 students yielded seven distinct dimensions. In a separate sample of 90 students, the seven constructs of the BCL-JS significantly correlated with students’ performances on most literacy and reading-related cognitive measures, and differentiated adolescents with or without dyslexia. Discriminant analysis showed that the BCL-JS had a high rate of correct classification (82.2%). These findings support that the BCL-JS is a reliable screening tool for Chinese junior secondary school students at risk for dyslexia.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , November 2014 , pp. 1235 - 1257
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