Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening (PALS) assesses young children’s knowledge of several important literacy fundamentals, which are predictive of future reading success.

PALS consists of three instruments, PALS-PreK (for preschools students), PALS-K (for students in kindergarten) and PALS 1-3 (for students in grades one through three). PALS identifies students who may be in need of additional reading instruction beyond that provided to typically developing readers. A secondary purpose of PALS is to provide teachers with explicit information about what their students know regarding literacy fundamentals to help guide their teaching. The PALS instruments have evidence of good reliability and validity.
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