Accuracy of readability estimates' predictions of CBM performance

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Ardoin, Scott P ^a   Suldo, Shannon M ^a,d   Witt, Joseph ^b   Aldrich, Seth ^c,e   McDonald, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Homer Central School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17044382936     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.20.1.1.64193     Document Type: Article

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