Table 2.

Reading Span Test for Children – Adapted from Daneman and Carpener (1980): Sample Items at Each Set Length

Sets	Example
2 Sentence Set	A lemon is a yellow fruit. In the summer the grass is pink.
3 Sentence Set	At night it is very dark. Most dogs like to eat bones. A peach is a fruit that is salty.
4 Sentence Set	If you are blind you cannot hear. When you are sick you feel bad. You sit down to drive a car. Most people have two arms.
5 Sentence Set	An elephant makes a good pet. There are three days in a week. People go to church on Sunday. Fish is something that you drink. You go to bed to go to sleep.
6 Sentence Set	A pet dog needs food and water. When it rains the roads are dry. Some cars are made of brick. Baseball is a game that is played inside. Most cars have three wheels. A baby sleeps in a crib.