To what extent does children ^,s success in the inference task change between the immediate
and the delayed post test ?

• Children tended to perform better during the delayed than the immediate post test.
Comparison of children’s performance between the two post tests within each age
group revealed the same pattern however the differences were not significant.

• The same pattern as above was also found within each linguistic condition.
Significant differences between the two post tests were found for the Definition and
Analogy conditions.

To what extent does children ^,s performance on the inference task differ by their existing
vocabulary?

• Children with high existing vocabulary performed better than children with low
existing vocabulary across testing. The differences tended towards significance
during the immediate post test, while significant differences were found in the
delayed post test.

• The same pattern was found within each age group. Significant differences were
found for the 4 year-olds during the delayed post test, the 5 year-olds during the
immediate post test and the 6 year-olds during the delayed post test.

• The same pattern was also found within each linguistic condition. Significant
differences were found for the Lexical contrast condition during the Delayed post test.

To what extent does children’s performance on the inference task differ by their
phonological memory?

• Children with high phonological memory performed better than children with low
phonological memory for both post tests. The differences tended towards significance
during the immediate post test, while significant differences were found during the
delayed post test.

• The same pattern was found within each age group. Significant differences were
found for the 5 year-olds during the immediate post test. The same pattern was found

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