Table 3.
Correlations between raw scores on narrative ability, assessed with the three sub-scores information, sentence length and subordinate clauses from the bus story test (BST), and raw scores on language and nonverbal cognitive variables
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age (years) | – | ||||||||
| 2. Information (BSTa) | .44** | – | |||||||
| 3. Sentence length (BST) | .51*** | .78** | – | ||||||
| 4. Subordinate clauses (BST) | .41** | .81*** | .81*** | – | |||||
| 5. Receptive grammar (TROG-2) | .55** | .70*** | .61*** | .60*** | – | ||||
| 6. Recalling sentencesb (CELF-4) | .35* | .71*** | .57*** | .59** | .64** | – | |||
| 7. Nonverbal cognitive ability | .39** | .43** | .49*** | .40** | .57** | n.s | – | ||
| 8. Nonverbal temporal sequencing | .48*** | .45** | .55*** | .39** | .56** | .34* | .47*** | – | |
| 9. NAP totalc | .48 ** | .83*** | .79*** | .76*** | .61*** | .60*** | .46** | .45** | – |
Correlations were performed using Spearman’s Rho correlation
n.s. not significant
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
aThe bus story test
bSubtest CELF-4 total score
cNarrative discourse profile