The Auditory Analysis Test

A new test for auditory perception (Auditory Analysis Test) was given to 284 kindergarten through grade 6 children. The instrument, consisting of 40 items, asks the testee to repeat a spoken word, then repeat it again without certain specified phonemic elements--such as a beginning, ending or medially-positioned sound. Seven cavegories of item difficulty were proposed. Test results varied, both within and between class groups. Performance tended to improve with age and grade placement. Pearson Product Moment Correlations ot individual AAT scores with Stantord Achievement Test reading scores yielded significant relationships (p <.01) ranging from.53 (grade 1) to.84 (grade 3). Analysis of errors supported the validity of test item ditficulty and provided direction for the design of a treatment approach to auditory perceptual dysfunction. (Author