Table 3.
Pearson correlations between the narrative skill variables and reading outcomes (raw scores).
| Measure | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Decoding | — | |||||||||||
| 2. Comprehension | .915** | — | ||||||||||
| 3. Grade | .729** | .691** | — | |||||||||
| 4. Span NSS | .253* | .192 | .326** | — | ||||||||
| 5. Span NDW | .208* | .182 | .254* | .644** | — | |||||||
| 6. Span D-index | .248* | .299** | .319** | .203 | .544** | — | ||||||
| 7. Span MLU | .399** | .298** | .410** | .607** | .489** | .037 | — | |||||
| 8. Span SI | .282** | .288** | .175 | .280** | .065 | −.075 | .513** | — | ||||
| 9. Eng NSS | .440** | .503** | .382** | .259* | .302** | .220* | .177 | .189 | — | |||
| 10. Eng NDW | .334** | .403** | .313** | .256* | .571** | .407** | .309** | .048 | .567** | — | ||
| 11. Eng D-index | .379** | .466** | .298** | −.036 | .228* | .542** | .068 | −.012 | .374** | .740** | — | |
| 12. Eng MLU | .406** | .415** | .447** | .212* | .133 | .098 | .496** | .361** | .427** | .451** | .316** | — |
| 13. Eng SI | .351** | .381** | .412** | .049 | .005 | .217* | .297** | .387** | .395** | .365** | .461** | .714** |
Note. Span = Spanish; NSS = Narrative Scoring Scheme; NDW = number of different word; D-index = lexical diversity; MLU = mean length of utterance; SI = subordination index; Eng = English.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.