Identifying low-progress readers: Comparing teacher judgment with a curriculum-based measurement procedure

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Madelaine, Alison ^a   Wheldall, Kevin ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 14844297385     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120500071886     Document Type: Review

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