While any single test score can be misleading, we can have confidence in consistent results across several tests. Logographic prereaders typically read few words if any on a preprimer list and get chance scores on the phonetic cue reading test. They need alphabetic insight. They can name at least the capital letters nearly perfectly, and get most or all items correct on phonetic cue reading. They need decoding skill.
Alphabetic readers can usually read at least a primer word list successfully.
They read some pseudowords, get perfect scores on a phonetic cue reading test, and get most items correct on a test of oral blending. They need advanced decoding skill and fluency. Orthographic readers typically can read at least first-grade word lists. Here is a link to the Test of Phoneme Identities . Find out if your child is ready to learn to read.