Table 2. Metaregression Analyses Examining the Effects of Study Type, Participant Age, and Type of Oral Language Measure as Moderators of Effect Size.

Comparisons	Constructs	Moderators	β	t
SCD and typical readers
	Reading comprehension
		Study type	.14	1.05
		Age	−.47*	−2.53
	Oral language
		Study type	−.04	−0.77
		Age	−.06	−0.85
		Oral language measurea	−.05	−0.91
		Oral language measureb	.00	0.05
SCD and comprehension-age match
	Reading comprehension
		Agec	–	–
		Study typec	–	–
	Oral language
		Agec	–	–
		Study typec	–	–
		Oral language measurea	−.10	−0.18
		Oral language measureb	−.23	−1.05
SCD Only	Reading comprehension, oral language
		Study Type	−.24**	−2.77
		Age	−.00	−.02
		Oral language measurea	.20**	2.35
		Oral language measureb	−.03	−0.85

Note. SCD = Children with specific reading comprehension deficits;

^aMean;

^bMean centered;

^cModerator was a constant.

^*p< .05

^**p< .01.