TABLE 3-1.

Summary of hierarchical multiple regressions that tested the predictive power of various component skill measures for reading fluency.

		Reading fluency (ΔR2)
Step	Predictor	Beginner	Intermediate
Controlling for variation in age and non-verbal IQ
1	age	0.431***	0.071*
2	IQ	0.065***	0.226***
3	RAN-D	0.083***	0.133***
3	RAN-O	0.015	0.140***
3	RAN-C	0.023*	0.093***
3	PA	0.065***	0.046*
3	Forward digit span	0.006	0.006
3	Backward digit span	0.015	0.011
3	Stroop	0.011	0.024
3	Chinese component search	0.001	0.008
3	Writing	0.072***	0.093***

Asterisk(s) indicates significance levels: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.