Research Article

Confrontation Naming and Reading Abilities at Primary School: A Longitudinal Study

Table 7

Variables associated with reading abilities improvement from grade II to grade V, in four multivariate general linear models with repeated measures (longitudinal analysis).

ā€‰Type III sum of squaresMean square

Dependent variable: short story fluency and accuracy from grade II to grade V
Nonverbal IQ0.0020.0020.0030.956
Low socioeconomic status5.3395.3399.5770.002
Male gender0.0020.0020.0040.947
BNT score at the end of grade I0.6670.6671.1960.276
Reading abilities at grade I33.49233.49260.082<0.001

Dependent variable: short story fluency, accuracy, and comprehension from grade II to grade V
Nonverbal IQ4.8474.8473.4230.067
Low socioeconomic status5.1025.1023.6020.060
Male gender1.5521.5521.0960.297
BNT score at the end at Grade I12.66912.6698.9460.003
Reading abilities at Grade I89.60189.60163.267<0.001

Dependent variable: word list fluency and accuracy from grade II to grade V
Nonverbal IQ0.0010.0010.0010.975
Low socioeconomic status0.0860.0860.5230.471
Male gender0.0200.0200.1210.728
BNT score at the end of grade I0.0010.0010.0020.961
Reading abilities at grade I0.4710.4712.8780.093

Dependent variable: pseudoword list fluency and accuracy from grade II to grade V
Nonverbal IQ4.7844.7842.4400.121
Low socioeconomic status0.0020.0020.0010.974
Male gender1.5961.5960.8140.369
BNT score at the end of grade I0.5030.5030.2570.613
Reading abilities at grade I141.833141.83372.340<0.001