Table 3. Language performance within the 4-year, 6-year 8-year, and 10-year age-groups.

Age 4	Age 6	Age 8	Age 10	n	%	Pattern
Low	Low	Low	Low	26	0.9	Stable low
Low	Low	Low	Middle-High	27	1.0	Improving pattern
Low	Low	Middle-High	Low	17	0.6	Fluctuating low pattern
Low	Low	Middle-High	Middle-High	50	1.8	Improving pattern
Low	Middle-High	Low	Low	21	0.8	Fluctuating low pattern
Low	Middle-High	Low	Middle-High	30	1.1	Improving pattern
Low	Middle-High	Middle-High	Low	29	1.0	Fluctuating low pattern
Low	Middle-High	Middle-High	Middle-High	118	4.2	Improving pattern
Middle-High	Low	Low	Low	20	0.7	Declining pattern
Middle-High	Low	Low	Middle-High	39	1.4	Fluctuating middle-high pattern
Middle-High	Low	Middle-High	Low	23	0.8	Declining pattern
Middle-High	Low	Middle-High	Middle-High	106	3.8	Fluctuating middle-high pattern
Middle-High	Middle-High	Low	Low	43	1.5	Declining pattern
Middle-High	Middle-High	Low	Middle-High	126	4.5	Fluctuating middle-high pattern
Middle-High	Middle-High	Middle-High	Low	202	7.2	Declining pattern
Middle-High	Middle-High	Middle-High	Middle-High	1915	68.6	Stable middle-high
Total				2792	100