The teaching practices of effective teachers of literacy

Educational Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-84

  Wray, David ^a   Medwell, Jane ^a   Fox, Richard ^b   Poulson, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034134602     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910097432     Document Type: Article

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