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Table 4 Fisher r-to-z test differences between correlations based on Preparatory Year English grades represented as z scores

From: The relationship between motor proficiency and reading ability in Year 1 children: a cross-sectional study

Reading Skills (PAL-II Subtests)

Motor Proficiency (BOT2 Percentile Ranks)

Fine Manual Control

Manual Coordination

Body Coordination

Strength and Agility

Total Motor

Phonological Decoding (PDF60ile – Fluency)

−3.29

−1.57

−1.32

−1.62

−2.61**

Phonological Decoding (PDAile - Accuracy)

−2.29*

−1.77

−3.1**

− 1.38

− 2.34**

Morphological Decoding (MDFAile - Accuracy)

− 2.54†

− 1.48

−3.23†

− 1.34

− 2.40**

Morphological Decoding (MDFile - Fluency)

− 2.19*

− 0.98

−2.79**

− 2.10*

−2.22*

Sentence Sense Accuracy (SSAile)

1.01

0.05

− 0.42

1.42

−.0.09

Sentence Sense Fluency (SSFile)

1.05

0.36

−0.2

1.32

−0.14

Phonological Coding Composite (PLCile) (Syllables, Phonemes, Rimes)

−1.52

− 1.2

−1.53

− 1.53

−1.81

  1. Significant difference in correlations (2-tailed) between Low-Average English grades group compared to High-Very High English grades group at:p = < 0.05*, p < 0.01**, p < 0.001†