This study examined test performances of 105 low-income, urban, African American preschool and kindergarten boys and girls on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R). Most children performed more than one standard deviation below the mean, and a scoring adjustment to the test failed to change this distribution substantially. The findings indicate that the PPVT-R is not appropriate for use with this population.
KEY WORDS: low income, African American, preschooler, kindergartner, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised
Submitted on May 30, 1991
Accepted on October 17, 1991
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