A total of 101 English-speaking Hispanic and 97 Spanish-speaking Hispanic pupils in Grade K-3 were administered the Language Proficiency Measure (LPM). Results indicated that the interrater reliability was adequate, internal-consistency reliability estimates were high, concurrent validity coefficients were adequate, and the classification validity was acceptable. These findings provided substantial evidence supporting the reliability and validity of the LPM.
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