Table 4.

Correlations between latent variables (kindergarten sample N = 98; first grade sample N = 170)

	1	2	3
Kindergarten entire sample
1. Listening comprehension	---
2. Word reading fluency	.39	---
3. Text reading fluency	.43	.94	---
4. Reading comprehension	.55	.88	.90
First grade entire sample
1. Listening comprehension	---
2. Word reading fluency	.53	---
3. Text reading fluency	.53	.70	---
4. Reading comprehension	.91	.54	.43
First grade skilled word readers
1. Listening comprehension	---
2. Word reading fluency	.45	---
3. Text reading fluency	.35	.56	---
4. Reading comprehension	.89	.43	.26
First grade less skilled word readers
1. Listening comprehension	---
2. Word reading fluency	.43	---
3. Text reading fluency	.45	.70	---
4. Reading comprehension	.84	.42	.27

All coefficients are statistically significant at .05 level.