Emergent literacy skills, behavior problems and familial antecedents of reading difficulties: A follow-up study of reading achievement from kindergarten to fifth grade

► Inattention was more strongly related with reading-related tasks at both grades. ► Emergent literacy skills and inattention were correlated with Fa/Rd at kindergarten. ► Word reading and inattention reports were also associated with Fa/Rd at fifth grade. ► Fa/Rd play a role in the co-occurrence of reading difficulties and attention problems. ► This role was in place from kindergarten onward in a non-diagnosed community sample.