Acquisition of Letter Naming Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, and Spelling Knowledge of Kindergarten Children at Risk for Learning to Read

Table 2

Bivariate correlations of the measured variables.

Variable	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
(1) December LNK	1
(2) December PA	.491	1
(3) December SL	.084	.168	1
(4) February LNK	.786	.368	.098	1
(5) February PA	.283	.405	.301	.292	1
(6) February SK	.342	.393	.274	.278	.102	1
(7) May LNK	.635	.297	.089	.776	.229	.209	1
(8) May PA	.509	.615	.174	.491	.500	.343	.432	1
(9) May SK	.640	.483	.191	.630	.334	.366	.556	.662	1

Note. LNK = letter naming knowledge. PA = phonological awareness. SK = spelling knowledge. All correlations were significant at p < .001.