Table 2 Reading capacity at the end of grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3. Mathematical capacity at end of grade 3
Test used | Age | Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental | Comparison | p-value | ||||||
M (SD) | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | ||
Läskedjor (school start grade 2) | ||||||||
Word chains (stanine) | 8.3 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 84 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 74 | 0.004 |
Letter chains (stanine) | 4.5 | 1.7 | 84 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 74 | ns | |
Spelling (stanine) | 4.5 | 1.6 | 84 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 74 | 0.04 | |
Läskedjor (school start grade 3) | ||||||||
Word chains (stanine) | 9.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 26 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 29 | ns |
Letter chains (stanine) | 4.8 | 1.8 | 26 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 24 | ns | |
Spelling (stanine) | 5.0 | 1.7 | 83 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 73 | ns | |
Lindahls högläsningsprov (correct no of words/min) | ||||||||
End of grade 1 | 7.9 | 46.4 | 19.2 | 89 | 41.5 | 18.4 | 78 | 0.02 |
School start grade 2 | 8.3 | 55.8 | 20.8 | 64 | 49.1 | 18.6 | 67 | 0.04 |
End of grade 2 | 8.9 | 76.8 | 17.6 | 62 | 65.1 | 19.9 | 60 | 0.000 |
School start grade 3 | 9.3 | 83.6 | 19.9 | 59 | 71.5 | 20.7 | 60 | 0.001 |
End of grade 3 | 9.9 | 91.4 | 18.7 | 84 | 82.5 | 19.5 | 74 | 0.002 |
DLS-test (end grade 3) | ||||||||
Correct sound | 9.9 | 37.9 | 2.7 | 84 | 37.7 | 2.1 | 74 | ns |
Correct spelling | 16.6 | 2.7 | 84 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 74 | ns | |
Vocabulary | 13.3 | 3.2 | 84 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 74 | ns | |
Reading comprehension | 14.5 | 3.0 | 84 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 74 | 0.03 | |
Maths (end grade 3) | 9.9 | 72.8 | 12.5 | 83 | 71.8 | 12.5 | 74 | ns |