Developmental Lag Versus Deficit Models of Reading Disability: A Longitudinal, Individual Growth Curves Analysis

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-17

  Francis, David J ^a   Stuebing, Karla K ^b   Shaywitz, Sally E ^b   Shaywitz, Bennett A ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0346478709     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.88.1.3     Document Type: Article

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