Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analyses predicting word reading with (A) word flexibility entered before picture flexibility; and (B) picture flexibility entered before word flexibility.

	Variables	Δ R2	β
(A)
Step 1	Pseudo-word decoding	0.284***	0.533
Step 2	Word flexibility	0.104**	0.339
Step 3	Picture flexibility	0.000	0.029
(B)
Step 1	Pseudo-word decoding	0.284***	0.533
Step 2	Picture flexibility	0.048*	0.223
Step 3	Word flexibility	0.057*	0.321

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.