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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2025 Jul 17;46(6):e592–e598. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001394

Table 3.

Estimated Slopes, With Standard Errors in Parentheses, Reported From GEE Models Indicating Change in Outcomes Occurring at Each 24-Week Interval

Models PRS Total Estimate (SE) p Early Reading Estimate (SE) p Early Writing Estimate (SE) p
Expressive language
 Time (baseline, 24 wk, and 48 wk) 11.5 (1.9) <0.0001 10.7 (2.0) <0.0001 12.2 (2.2) <0.0001
 Expressive language standard score 0.39 (0.14) 0.006 0.49 (0.15) 0.0008 0.28 (0.17) 0.10
 Executive function—Shift domain −0.43 (0.24) 0.069 −0.16 (0.25) 0.53 −0.71 (0.27) 0.009
 Annual household income <$40,000 −11.7 (8.0) 0.15 −15.8 (8.7) 0.07 −6.75 (8.1) 0.41
Receptive language
 Time (baseline, 24 wk, 48 wk) 13.0 (1.9) <0.0001 11.2 (2.0) <0.0001 14.6 (2.2) <0.0001
 Receptive language standard score 0.16 (0.16) 0.33 0.43 (0.17) 0.011 −0.11 (0.19) 0.54
 Executive function—Shift domain −0.54 (0.27) 0.049 −0.15 (0.30) 0.62 −0.93 (0.30) 0.002
 Annual household income < $40,000 −15.4 (7.6) 0.042 −19.0 (8.4) 0.024 −10.9 (7.4) 0.14
Receptive-expressive language gap
 Time (baseline, 24 wk, 48 wk) 13.4 (1.6) <0.0001 12.7 (1.6) <0.0001 13.8 (1.9) <0.0001
 Receptive—expressive difference −0.30 (0.17) 0.07 −0.22 (0.17) 0.20 −0.39 (0.18) 0.034
 Executive function—Shift domain −0.66 (0.25) 0.009 −0.42 (0.30) 0.16 −0.92 (0.28) 0.0009
 Annual household income <$40,000 −14.8 (6.9) 0.034 −20.7 (8.0) 0.009 −7.9 (6.8) 0.24

PRS, Preliteracy Rating Scale.