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).

 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