Table 40. EGRA Standardized Scores Baseline Controls and Characteristics
A7.2 DiD Regressions Controlling for Baseline Scores and Student Characteristics
Table 39. EGRA Raw Scores Baseline Controls and Characteristics (1)
(2)
(3)
Letter Sounds
Onset Sounds
Non-word Reading
KG-G2
KG-G2
21.51** (2.45)
Student in Grade 1 Student in Grade 2
Bridge
(5)
(6)
Passage Fluency
Reading Comp.
KG-G3
(4) Familiar Word Reading KG-G3
G1-G3
G1-G3
0.07* (0.03)
1.49** (0.41)
9.14** (1.17)
12.64** (2.56)
0.10** (0.03)
-1.64 (2.31)
0.07 (0.04)
0.76 (0.53)
3.73** (1.31)
-3.29 (3.21)
0.12** (0.04)
1.76* (0.69)
2.77 (1.87)
0.53 (2.93)
0.09** (0.03)
0.30 (0.56)
2.44 (1.53)
1.98 (3.39)
0.14** (0.03)
Student in Grade 3 Baseline Task Score
0.90 (0.60)
-0.08 (0.36)
3.44** (0.95)
1.90** (0.32)
2.86** (0.58)
0.60 (0.45)
Baseline Task Score ^2
0.05 (0.03)
0.31 (1.40)
-0.65** (0.23)
-0.04 (0.03)
-0.04 (0.03)
0.35 (1.81)
Baseline Task Score ^3
0.00* (0.00)
0.11 (1.32)
0.04* (0.02)
0.00 (0.00)
0.00 (0.00)
0.01 (1.63)
Age
0.65+ (0.38)
0.01 (0.01)
-0.04 (0.08)
-0.16 (0.19)
-0.84* (0.39)
-0.01* (0.01)
-1.50 (1.34)
0.00 (0.02)
-0.63* (0.31)
-0.25 (0.98)
-1.00 (1.79)
-0.04* (0.02)
Attended School Last Year
-0.20 (2.00)
-0.07+ (0.04)
0.26 (0.70)
-0.20 (1.82)
-1.48 (3.31)
-0.03 (0.05)
Has Electricity
0.44 (1.41)
0.03 (0.02)
-0.09 (0.30)
-0.93 (0.96)
-4.74+ (2.45)
-0.02 (0.02)
Years of ECE
2.00* (0.98)
0.00 (0.02)
0.08 (0.20)
0.86+ (0.45)
1.69 (1.40)
0.03+ (0.02)
Meal Count
0.43 (0.82)
0.01 (0.01)
0.22 (0.19)
0.63 (0.47)
1.89 (1.23)
0.01 (0.01)
Reads Aloud at Home
0.21 (1.00)
0.01 (0.02)
-0.36 (0.29)
0.48 (0.75)
1.55 (1.65)
-0.02 (0.02)
Asset Index
-5.31 (3.39)
-0.02 (0.05)
-0.30 (0.75)
-0.71 (1.93)
2.87 (4.16)
0.06 (0.04)
School Activity with Parent Index
1.97 (2.05)
0.05 (0.04)
0.49 (0.61)
-1.21 (1.13)
-0.51 (2.30)
0.04 (0.03)
Other Activity with Parent Index
0.32 (1.36)
0.00 (0.04)
-0.08 (0.58)
0.92 (1.31)
-0.82 (3.69)
-0.01 (0.04)
Speaks English at Home
-3.75+ (1.93)
-0.02 (0.02)
-0.55 (0.43)
0.38 (0.96)
0.04 (1.80)
-0.01 (0.02)
Constant
-3.11 (4.26)
0.28** (0.09)
0.61 (1.36)
-0.54 (3.26)
6.00 (8.46)
0.11 (0.12)
Count R-squared
417 0.58
417 0.15
564 0.27
559 0.60
437 0.52
438 0.28
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(2)
(3)
(5)
(6)
Passage Fluency
Reading Comp.
KG-G3
(4) Familiar Word Reading KG-G3
Letter Sounds
Onset Sounds
Non-word Reading
KG-G2
KG-G2
G1-G3
G1-G3
Bridge
3.34** (0.38)
0.29* (0.13)
1.34** (0.32)
1.34** (0.17)
1.46** (0.30)
1.19** (0.35)
Student in Grade 1
-0.26 (0.36)
0.31 (0.20)
0.46 (0.42)
0.55** (0.19)
Student in Grade 2
-0.51 (0.50)
0.53** (0.19)
1.21* (0.52)
0.41 (0.27)
0.06 (0.34)
1.09** (0.33)
0.06 (0.43)
0.36 (0.22)
0.23 (0.39)
1.65** (0.38)
Student in Grade 3
76
Baseline Task Score
1.07* (0.49)
0.09 (0.11)
3.07** (0.87)
1.60** (0.16)
2.41** (0.31)
0.62+ (0.36)
Baseline Task Score ^2
0.28 (0.20)
0.09 (0.12)
-0.74* (0.29)
-0.18 (0.14)
-0.35 (0.22)
0.03 (0.14)
Baseline Task Score ^3
-0.04* (0.02)
0.01 (0.07)
0.06* (0.03)
0.03 (0.03)
0.02 (0.03)
0.00 (0.01)
Age
0.10+ (0.06)
0.03 (0.03)
0.01 (0.06)
-0.02 (0.03)
-0.10* (0.05)
-0.16* (0.07)
Female
-0.23 (0.21)
0.01 (0.11)
-0.51+ (0.26)
-0.04 (0.14)
-0.12 (0.21)
-0.50* (0.21)
Attended School Last Year
-0.03 (0.31)
-0.31+ (0.18)
0.24 (0.60)
-0.03 (0.27)
-0.17 (0.38)
-0.34 (0.59)
Has Electricity
0.07 (0.22)
0.11 (0.10)
-0.08 (0.27)
-0.14 (0.14)
-0.55+ (0.28)
-0.29 (0.25)
Years of ECE
0.31* (0.15)
-0.01 (0.09)
0.06 (0.17)
0.13+ (0.07)
0.20 (0.16)
0.36+ (0.18)
Meal Count
0.07 (0.13)
0.04 (0.06)
0.15 (0.15)
0.09 (0.07)
0.22 (0.14)
0.07 (0.14)
Reads Aloud at Home
0.03 (0.16)
0.05 (0.09)
-0.28 (0.24)
0.07 (0.11)
0.18 (0.19)
-0.18 (0.22)
Asset Index
-0.82 (0.53)
-0.10 (0.24)
-0.12 (0.58)
-0.11 (0.28)
0.33 (0.48)
0.75 (0.48)
School Activity with Parent Index
0.31 (0.32)
0.21 (0.16)
0.51 (0.53)
-0.18 (0.17)
-0.06 (0.27)
0.42 (0.31)
Other Activity with Parent Index
0.05 (0.21)
0.00 (0.18)
-0.05 (0.49)
0.14 (0.19)
-0.09 (0.43)
-0.17 (0.45)
Speaks English at Home
-0.58+ (0.30)
-0.09 (0.09)
-0.46 (0.37)
0.06 (0.14)
0.00 (0.21)
-0.14 (0.27)
Constant
-0.49 (0.62)
0.21 (0.46)
0.48 (1.02)
0.42 (0.50)
1.70 (1.07)
1.15 (1.45)
Count R-squared
417 0.58
417 0.15
564 0.27
559 0.60
437 0.52
438 0.28
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