Table 3.

Construct validity: multilevel regressions of EF measures predicting HTKS during prekindergarten (N = 196–198) and Kindergarten (N = 152–153).

Predictor	Prekindergarten						Kindergarten
	Fall HTKSa			Spring HTKSa			Fall HTKSa			Spring HTKSa
	B	SE	β	B	SE	β	B	SE	β	B	SE	β
DCCSb	0.90	0.18	0.36***	0.72	0.18	0.24***	1.12	0.29	0.28***	0.42	0.30	0.10
Day-Night Stroop	0.27	0.13	0.14*	0.36	0.14	0.15*	0.41	0.26	0.10	0.13	0.25	0.03
Working memoryc	0.21	0.07	0.19**	0.04	0.06	0.04	0.17	0.07	0.19*	0.34	0.06	0.42***
Simon Says	1.81	0.80	0.15*	3.12	0.57	0.32***	1.05	0.69	0.12	1.83	0.61	0.22**

Covariates (not shown) include parental education, child age (in months), Head Start status, gender, and English Language Learner status.

^aThe Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task.

^bThe Dimensional Change Card Sort task.

^cThe Woodcock-Johnson Auditory Working Memory subtest.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.