Utility of kindergarten teacher judgments in identifying early learning problems

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 200-210

  Taylor, H Gerry ^a   Anselmo, Marcia ^b   Foreman, Ann L ^c   Schatschneider, Christopher ^d   Angelopoulos, Jennifer ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rainbow Babies' and Children's Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0041034790     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940003300208     Document Type: Article

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