Research Article

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

Table 3

Multivariate and univariate analysis of variance for reading measures.

Source Multivariate Univariate
(Cohen’s ) (Cohen’s ) (Cohen’s ) (Cohen’s )

December to May6,8394 (.92) (.57) (.86) (1.81)
December to February (.68) (.21) (.70)
February to May (.43) (.91) (1.83)

Note. Multivariate ratios were generated using Pillai’s statistic. LNK = letter naming knowledge; PA = phonological awareness; SK = spelling knowledge; . . . . .