Table 5.

Pearson product moment correlations (r’s) between CELF 4 parent ratings for writing and behavioral measures of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Writing Item	Typical	Dysgraphia	Dyslexia	OWL LD
Has Trouble Writing Down Thoughts	ns	ns
WJ III Oral Comprehension				.68**
DASH Copy Fast			−.35**
WJ III Writing Fluency			−.27*
Uses Poor Grammar When Writing			ns	ns
WJ III Oral Comprehension
DASH Copy Best		.47**
WJ III Oral Comprehension	−.36*
WIAT 3 Spelling	−.43**
WIAT3 Sentence Combining	−.34*
TOWRE Phonemic	−.32*
Has Trouble Writing Complete Sentences
DASH Copy Best				−.56*
WIAT 3 Spelling			−.26*	−.48*
TOWRE Sight		−.42*
TOWRE Phonemic	−.32*
Writes Short, Choppy Sentences		ns	ns
DASH Copy Fast	−.42*
DASH Copy Best				−.54*
Has Trouble Expanding on an Answer or Providing Details When Writing		ns
WJ III Oral Comprehension	−.51**
DASH Copy Fast	−.36*		−.29*
DASH Copy Best				−.57*
WJ III Writing Fluency			−.30*
Has Trouble Putting Words into the Right		ns
Order When Writing Sentences
WIAT 3 Spelling			−.27*	−.49*
WIAT 3 Sentence Combining	−.38*
WJ III Writing Fluency	−.48**
WJ III Word Attack			−.27*

Note.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001.

ns = not statistically significant.