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. 2017 Mar;60(3):640–653. doi: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-L-15-0440

Table 6.

Comparison of fluency indices by subdivisions within the students with specific learning disabilities (LD) group expressed as mean (M), standard error (SE), minimum score (min), and maximum score (max).

Fluency index Subdivisions of the LD group
−ADHD (n = 40) +ADHD (n = 13) −Accom (n = 15) +Accom(n = 37) RI only(n = 23) LI only(n = 9) RI + LI (n = 16)
Overall fluency
M 25 23 27a 23a 27b 23 22b
SE 0.89 1.6 1.7 0.77 1.1 1.58 1.2
 min 15.5 16 18 15.5 15.5 19.5 16
 max 36.5 35.5 36.5 36 36.5 32.5 35.5
Cluster size
M 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4c 3.0 2.9c
SE 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.09 0.10 .16 0.12
 min 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5
 max 5.2 4.2 4.3 5.2 5.2 3.8 3.6
Embedded cluster ratio
M .39 .37 .43 .37 .44 .26 .38
SE .04 .06 .06 .04 .05 .08 .06
 min 0 .13 .10 0 .10 0 0
 max 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .89 .60 1.0
Cluster switch ratio
M .42 .33 .39 .40 .43 .36 .37
SE .03 .05 .04 .03 .03 .05 .04
 min .04 .05 .04 .04 .20 .08 .04
 max .79 .69 .61 .79 .75 .65 .79
Slope
M 5.1 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.4
SE 0.34 0.27 0.54 0.28 0.40 0.82 0.45
 min 2.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0
 max 10.5 7.5 9.0 9.5 10.5 9.5 8.0

Note. ADHD = attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Accom = classroom accommodations; RI = reading impairment; LI = language impairment. Values marked by like superscripts differ at p < .05.