. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 5.

Published in final edited form as: Read Writ. 2011 Jun 25;25(7):1499–1521. doi: 10.1007/s11145-011-9330-y

Table 8.

Hierarchical regression equation predicting overall writing quality at age 9

Steps		ΔR²	R²	F Change
1.	Age 6: phonological awareness	.35	.35	15.12^***
	Age 9: vocabulary definition
	Age in months at 8 years
	Age 8: dictation
Gender
2.	Age 9: handwriting fluency - sentence	.12	.47	6.11^***
	Age 6: cross out
	Age 7: visual matching
	Age 6: speeded naming
	Age 9: handwriting fluency - number

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