Table 6.
Standardized coefficients for final conditional models examining the unique relations between aspects of the home language and literacy environment and initial level and rate of growth of English and Spanish vocabulary
| Spanish Vocabulary | English Vocabulary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor Variable | Intercept | Linear | Intercept | Linear | Quadratic |
| Covariates | |||||
| Intercept | .07 | −.30*** | |||
| Age | .33*** | −.09 | .26*** | .10 | −.14 |
| Spanish Vocabulary | −.70*** | .14 | −.02 | ||
| English Vocabulary | −.60*** | .30+ | |||
| Maternal Education | .17*** | −.24* | .11** | −.03 | .06 |
| Family Income | .06 | −.05 | .07+ | .06 | −.07 |
| Language Exposure | |||||
| % Spanish Spoken in Home | .00 | .20** | |||
| Reading Exposure | |||||
| Picture Books in Home | .08** | .17** | −.20* | ||
| Frequency of Shared Reading | .08* | −.08 | .08 | ||
| Language Read to Child | .08 | .16* | |||
| Family Reading Habits | |||||
| Parent Interest in Reading | .02 | .01 | −.02 | ||
| Reading Skill in English | −.01 | −.14 | |||
| .20 | .20*** | ||||
Note. Spanish Vocabulary = Spanish vocabulary at Time 1. English Vocabulary = English vocabulary at Time 1. TV = amount of time spent watching TV each day. % Spanish = Percent of time Spanish is spoken in the home.
p < .001.
p < .01.
p < .05.
p < .10.