An examination of the criterion validity and sensitivity to brief intervention of alternate curriculum-based measures of writing skill

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-300

  Gansle, Kristin A ^a   Noell, George H ^a   VanDerHeyden, Amanda M ^a,c   Slider, Natalie J ^a   Hoffpauir, Leila D ^a   Whitmarsh, Ernest L ^a,d   Naquin, Gale M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c Vail Unified School District   (United States)

^d Cobb County Schools ^*  (United States)

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EID: 1642338855     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10166     Document Type: Article

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