Table 3.

Summary of hierarchical linear regression analyses predicting achievement at final significant step

	B	SE B	β	T
Block 2: DV = T2-CMERS
T1-CMERS	1.01	.06	.82	17.89**
T1-HA	.61	.26	.11	2.40*
Step 1 R2 = .68**, Step 2 ΔR2 = .01*, Step 3 ΔR2 = .00, Step 4 ΔR2 = .00
Block 4: DV = T2-CMERS
T1-CMERS	1.01	.06	.82	17.93**
T1-MASCT	.02	.10	.01	.22
Gender	.71	2.77	.01	.26
MASCT * Gender	.39	.18	.13	2.20*
Step 1 R2 = .68**, Step 2 ΔR2 = .01*, Step 3 ΔR2 = .00, Step 4 ΔR2 = .01*

CMERS Continuous Monitoring of Early Reading Skills Averaged Score, HA MASC Harm Avoidance Scale, MASCT MASC Total Anxiety Scale.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01