The promise of alternative literacy assessments in the classroom: A review of empirical studies

Reading Research and Instruction

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-168

  Bauer, Eurydice Bouchereau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0010217335     PISSN: 08860246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388079909558285     Document Type: Article

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