Ching, Boby Ho-HongBoby Ho-HongChingHo, Connie Suk-HanConnie Suk-HanHoChan, David W.David W.ChanChung, Kevin K. H.Kevin K. H.ChungDr. LO Lap Yan2018-07-122018-07-122014Applied Psycholinguistics, Nov 2014, vol. 35(6), pp. 1235-1257.0142-71641469-1817http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/5271We developed the Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Behavior Checklist for Junior Secondary School Students (BCL-JS) for teachers to rate the frequency of 52 reading-related behavioral characteristics of Chinese secondary school students. An item factor analysis based on ratings on 947 students yielded seven distinct dimensions. In a separate sample of 90 students, the seven constructs of the BCL-JS significantly correlated with students’ performances on most literacy and reading-related cognitive measures, and differentiated adolescents with or without dyslexia. Discriminant analysis showed that the BCL-JS had a high rate of correct classification (82.2%). These findings support that the BCL-JS is a reliable screening tool for Chinese junior secondary school students at risk for dyslexia.enPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.1017/S01427164130001793561235