Why the reading achievement gap in New Zealand won't go away: Evidence from the PIRLS 2001 international study of reading achievement

New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-145

  Tunmer, William E ^a   Chapman, James W ^a   Prochnow, Jane E ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Differential attainment; Instructional approaches in literacy; International literacy surveys; Reading acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944377360     PISSN: 00288276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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