Principles for literacy assessment

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-267

  Johnston, Peter ^a   Costello, Paula ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 18844403144     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.40.2.6     Document Type: Article

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