Volunteer support in the primary classroom: The long-term impact of one initiative upon children's reading performance

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-244

  Elliott, Julian ^a   Arthurs, Jane ^a   Williams, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034340451     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920050000962     Document Type: Article

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