Table 1.
Demongraphic and First-Grade Screening Performance for the Sample that Moved Versus the Sample that Completed the Study on Demographic Variables and First-Grade Screening Measures
| Variable | Moved | Completed Study | χ2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | f | % | ||||
| Sex | (n=120) | (n=348) | 3.6528 | .056 | |||
| Male | 52 | 43.33 | 186 | 53.45 | |||
| Female | 68 | 56.67 | 162 | 46.55 | |||
| Race | (n=119) | (n=349) | 0.0758 | .963 | |||
| African American | 53 | 44.54 | 160 | 45.98 | |||
| Caucasian | 48 | 40.34 | 136 | 39.08 | |||
| Other | 18 | 15.13 | 53 | 15.23 | |||
| Lunch Status | (n=112) | (n=325) | 1.3221 | .250 | |||
| No Free lunch | 44 | 39.29 | 148 | 45.54 | |||
| Free lunch | 68 | 60.71 | 177 | 54.46 | |||
| Entry Status | (n=131) | (n=354) | 6.8436 | .033 | |||
| Low Student Entry | 96 | 73.28 | 214 | 60.45 | |||
| High Student Entry | 17 | 12.98 | 66 | 18.64 | |||
| Average Student Entry | 18 | 13.74 | 74 | 20.90 | |||
| M | SD | M | SD | d | t(483) | p | |
| (n=131) | (n=354) | ||||||
| Rapid Letter Naming | 38.98 | 16.85 | 43.01 | 16.54 | 2.37 | 40.66 | .0182 |
| Rapid Sound Naming | 26.11 | 12.07 | 29.74 | 12.27 | 2.91 | 27.61 | .0038 |
| WIF_N Screen | 18.27 | 20.60 | 24.72 | 23.55 | 2.77 | 23.92 | .0059 |
Note. WIF_N Screen = Word Identification Fluency screening measure.