Table 6.

Summary of hierarchical regression analysis for kindergarten variables predicting English narrative quality in first grade (N = 24).

Variable	B	SE B	β
Step 1
English VOC	.21	.07	.54**
Step 2
English VOC	.17	.06	.45*
English TDW	.31	.14	.49*
Step 3
English VOC	.15	.06	.39*
English TDW	.31	.12	.39*
Spanish story structure	.58	.21	.40*

Note. R² = .30 for Step 1, .44 for Step 2, and .59 for Step 3; ΔR² = .14 for Step 2 (ps < .05) and ΔR² = .15 for Step 3 (ps < .05).

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.