Among child health risks, only hearing problems uniquely predicted reading readiness, accounting for 5.5% of variance¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q3 i? When individual child health risks replaced the overall index, only hearing problems at T1 accounted for unique variance in reading readiness. → Dilnot 2017

Evidence¶

Dilnot 2017¶

Dilnot, J., Hamilton, L., Maughan, B. and Snowling, M. (2017). Child and Environmental Risk Factors Predicting Readiness for Learning in Children at High-Risk of Dyslexia. Development & Psychopathology, 29(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579416000134

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Secondary regression analysis replacing the composite child health index with its eight individual indicators. The article reports "hearing problems at T1 (5.5% of variance)" as the only unique predictor, and notes reports of hearing concerns were more frequent in all high-risk groups.

"When each of the child health risks is entered into the model in the place of the overall index, only one indicator accounts for unique variance in reading readiness: hearing problems at T1 (5.5% of variance)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

A cumulative risk index and nonverbal IQ together account for 31% of variance in reading readiness at school entry — a broader claim this one bears on
Home literacy environment and child health predict reading readiness at school entry, and socioeconomic status stops being a significant predictor once home literacy environment is entered (suggestive of mediation, not tested) — a broader claim this one bears on

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`title`	`Among child health risks, only hearing problems uniquely predicted reading readiness, accounting for 5.5% of variance`
`description`	`Among child health risks, only hearing problems uniquely predicted reading readiness, accounting for 5.5% of variance`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`weak`
`newest_evidence`	`2017`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-17`
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