Table 2.
Correlation Matrix of the Individual Measures Included in the Latent Variables
| Latent Variable | Measure | PIAT Word Rec. | TWRT | Know- It | W-J Oral Comp. | QRI - L Qs | QRI - L Retell | PIAT Comp. | W-J Passage Comp. | GORT Comp. | QRI - R Qs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word Reading | PIAT Word Recognition | -- | |||||||||
| Timed Word Recognition Test | .85 | -- | |||||||||
| Listening Comp. | Barnes Know-It | .29 | .29 | -- | |||||||
| W-J Oral Comprehension | .46 | .45 | .45 | -- | |||||||
| QRI Listen - Questions | .28 | .27 | .34 | .36 | -- | ||||||
| QRI Listen – Passage Retell | .28 | .27 | .34 | .29 | .53 | -- | |||||
| RC-D | PIAT Comprehension | .75 | .70 | .36 | .52 | .31 | .32 | -- | |||
| W-J Passage Comprehension | .74 | .74 | .41 | .58 | .34 | .36 | .73 | -- | |||
| RC-LC | GORT Comprehension | .45 | .42 | .40 | .46 | .31 | .28 | .50 | .56 | -- | |
| QRI Reading – Questions | .40 | .37 | .36 | .45 | .46 | .34 | .44 | .48 | .38 | -- | |
| QRI Reading – Passage Retell | .35 | .38 | .36 | .34 | .28 | .57 | .43 | .45 | .31 | .42 |
Note: All correlations are significant at the p < .01 level. RC-D = Reading Comprehension – Decoding, RC-LC = Reading Comprehension – Listening Comprehension