Table 4.
Hierarchical regression models predicting readiness for learning
| Reading Readiness | Attention and Behavior | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step | Factor | β | p | β | p | |
| Model Aa | 1 | Socioeconomic status | −0.261 | .001 | −0.232 | .003 |
| 2 | Socioeconomic status | −0.125 | .171 | −0.082 | .363 | |
| Home literacy environment | −0.209 | .021 | −0.195 | .030 | ||
| Family stresses | −0.083 | .272 | −0.192 | .012 | ||
| 3 | Socioeconomic status | −0.118 | .192 | −0.076 | .398 | |
| Home literacy environment | −0.210 | .019 | −0.195 | .029 | ||
| Family stresses | −0.053 | .490 | −0.164 | .033 | ||
| Child health | −0.152 | .045 | −0.137 | .068 | ||
| Model Bb | Home literacy environment | −0.236 | .000 | −0.237 | .001 | |
| Family stresses | −0.202 | .005 | ||||
| Child health | −0.162 | .012 | ||||
| Family risk of dyslexia | −0.118 | .072 | −0.014 | .840 | ||
aTotal R2 = .127 for reading readiness and = .135 for attention and behavior.
bTotal R2 = .118 for reading readiness and = .103 for attention and behavior.