Table 2.

Correlation analyses for observed variables in kindergarten and first grade

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Kindergarten
1. Phonological awareness	–
2. Orthographic knowledge	.51	–
3. LC spoken A	.35	.38	–
4. LC spoken B	.37	.37	.53	–
5. LC literary A	.34	.33	.56	.38	–
6. LC literary B	.29	.32	.50	.64	.52	–
First grade
7. RC text A	.40	.32	.44	.37	.28	.34	–
8. RC text B	.42	.30	.41	.34	.33	.35	.57	–
9. RC text C	.40	.30	.34	.35	.32	.32	.61	.58	–

LC listening comprehension, RC reading comprehension