Table 1 Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and reliability coefficients

1. Reading literacy in Arabic

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2. Parental attitudes toward reading

0.14*

—

3. Early literacy activities

0.23*

0.33*

—

4. Could do early literacy tasks

0.37*

0.18*

0.35*

—

5. Home resources for learning

0.20*

0.20*

0.22*

0.12*

—

6. Gender

0.24*

0.04*

0.11*

0.09*

0.05*

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M

401.68

9.34

9.77

10.60

9.57

0.52

SD

97.19

1.24

1.68

2.02

1.26

0.50

α

0.79

0.73

0.90

0.60