en Speech and Language Therapist Speech and Language Therapist Original Research Original Research <p><strong>Background: </strong>The lack of screening test battery has made it difficult for early identification and intervention of Persian-speaking children with risk of reading problems prior to formal education. The purpose of this study was to develop and introduce a Persian prereading test battery based on the multidimensional reading perspective for screening preschool children.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Methods:</strong> First, the predicators of reading skill and dyslexia along with the subscales of each predictor were identified through literature review and holding expert&rsquo;s panel. The batteries of tests were performed on 48 typically-developing children (5.6&ndash;6.6 years old) selected using the random (cluster) method. The Pearson correlation coefficient, item analysis and then reliability were measured.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Results:</strong> The 5-component test battery with 8 subtests was formed. Findings indicated there were moderate and significant correlations between subtests (all r>0.4, p<0.001). Internal consistency reliability for the subscales was 0.51 to 0.89.<br> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Conclusion: </strong>The Persian test battery of prereading skills including phonological awareness, identification of first and closing phonemes, visual discrimination skill, rapid automatic naming and phonological working memory may identify children who are at risk. A longitudinal study is warranted to evaluate its detailed psychometric properties.<br> &nbsp;</p> Reading, Literacy, Phonological awareness, Preschoolers, Screening 493 499 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3460-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Elaheh Akbari akbari.phd5@yahoo.com 200319475328460062505 200319475328460062505 No Department of Speech & Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Abbas Ebadi ebadi1347@yahoo.com 200319475328460062506 200319475328460062506 No Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Kamali kamali@mkamali.com 200319475328460062507 200319475328460062507 No Department of Rehabilitation Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Yoones Amiri Shavaki amirishavaki.y@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460062508 200319475328460062508 Yes Department of Speech & Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mehdi Dastjerdi Kazemi dastjerdikazemi@gmail.com 200319475328460062509 200319475328460062509 No Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran