Table 2.

Reading and executive function characteristics. Mean (standard error) for Woodcock-Johnson III Word Attack and Letter-Word Identification and Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing Phoneme Reversal and Rapid Naming Composite tested during adolescence, and Continuous Performance Task Inattention scale tested during childhood. Significant differences between groups are indicated.

Word Attack	Poor	Average	Good	All Groups
Full-Term	87.3 (2.6)	99.0 (3.2)	105.5 (9.5)	95.9 (3.2)
Low Risk	81.5 (4.8)	103.5 (11.5)	108.5 (6.2)	96.7 (5.6)
High Risk	91.3 (7.2)	97.8 (4.4)	106.7 (4.8)	98.5 (3.4)
All Birth Groups	87.3 (2.7)	99.4 (2.9)*	107.2 (3.3)*	97.0 (2.2)
Letter-Word ID	Poor	Average	Good	All Groups
Full-term	93.8 (2.8)	97.6 (5.3)	104.0 (9.0)	97.6 (2.7)
Low Risk	84.5 (6.4)	112.5 (8.5)	103.0 (4.0)	97.8 (5.1)
High Risk	84.7 (5.2)	96.8 (4.4)	109.7 (6.9)	97.0 (4.8)
All Birth Groups	89.8 (3.3)	99.0 (4.3)	105.4 (3.2) *	97.3 (2.3)
Phoneme Reversal	Poor	Average	Good	All Groups
Full-Term	5.5 (.9)	9.6 (1.5)	9.5 (2.5)	8.2 (.6)
Low Risk	4.8 (1.3)	8.5 (2.5)	10.5 (.9)	7.8 (1.2)
High Risk	6.3 (.9)	8.3 (.8)	11.3 (.9)	8.6 (.8)
All Birth Groups	5.8 (.6)	8.9 (.9)*	10.6 (.7)*	8.2 (.5)
Rapid Naming	Poor	Average	Good	All Groups
Full-term	89.5 (2.6)	93.4 (5.8)	91.0 (3.0)	91.9 (2.9)
Low Risk	90.3 (9.9)	101.5 (22.5)	99.3 (8.1)	94.3 (6.1)
High Risk	83.0 (15.5)	94.0 (6.8)	103.0 (3.0)	93.4 (5.4)
All Birth Groups	88.5 (4.6)	95.2 (5.1)	98.7 (3.8)	93.6 (2.7)
Inattention	Poor	Average	Good	All Groups
Full-term	5.6 (2.4)	5.7 (1.6)	2.0 (.5)	5.0 (1.2)
Low Risk	6.4 (2.6)	3.3 (2.3)	7.2 (1.9)	6.1 (1.3)
High Risk	15.9 (0.8)	4.5 (1.6)*	2.8 (1.1)*	7.4 (2.0)
All Birth Groups	8.5 (1.8)	4.8 (1.0)	4.6 (1.2)	6.1 (0.9)

^*Significantly different (p<=0.01) than poor readers