Table 1. Descriptive statistics for sample characteristics (N = 94).
M | SD | |
---|---|---|
Child age (years) | 7.03 | 1.29 |
Parental education (years) | 14.14 | 2.64 |
Family income-to-needs ratio | 2.68 | 2.79 |
Letter-Word Identification subtest standard score | 110.72 | 13.90 |
Word Attack subtest standard score | 109.05 | 11.77 |
Passage Comprehension subtest standard score | 103.40 | 11.75 |
% | n | |
Child sex (female) | 60.64 | 57 |
Child race/ethnicity | ||
African American, non-Hispanic/Latino | 30.85 | 29 |
Hispanic/Latino | 50.00 | 47 |
White, non-Hispanic/Latino | 13.83 | 13 |
Other | 5.32 | 5 |
Family income below U.S. poverty thresholda | 29.79 | 28 |
Parent proficient in a second languageb | 55.29 | 47 |
Child exposed to a second language but not proficientc | 26.09 | 24 |
Child proficient in a second languagec | 15.22 | 14 |
defined as an income-to-needs ratio < 1.00
data for 8 families were missing
data for 2 families were missing