Table 3: Measurement Model of the SEM presented in Figure 2.

Dependent variable effects on Indicators Independent variable Unstandardized coefficient SE P Home environment Education 0.164 0.026 *** Preschool (t2) Ethnic origin −2.213 0.499 *** Preschool (t2) Education 0.065 0.098 Cognition (t2) Home environment 0.211 0.057 *** Cognition (t2) Education 0.053 0.021 * Cognition (t2) Preschool (t2) 0.009 0.006 Cognition (t2) Age (t2) 0.105 0.012 *** Magic window (t2) Cognition (t2) 1.449 0.081 *** Face recognition (t2) Cognition (t2) 1.000 Gestalt closure (t2) Cognition (t2) 2.377 0.125 *** Story telling Home environment 1.000 Reading aloud Home environment 1.500 0.229 *** Playing games Home environment 0.235 0.073 ** Magic window (t2) Ethnic origin −0.773 0.174 *** Face recognition (t2) Ethnic origin 1.679 0.160 *** Gestalt closure (t2) Ethnic origin −0.015 0.251 Playing games Ethnic origin −0.352 0.122 ** Story telling Ethnic origin −0.781 0.143 *** Reading aloud Ethnic origin −1.495 0.121 *** Playing games Age (t2) 0.051 0.014 *** Reading aloud Age (t2) 0.013 0.012 Story telling Age (t2) 0.020 0.015

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