The courage to grow: A researcher and teacher linking professional development with small-group reading instruction and student achievement

Research in the Teaching of English

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-364

  Estrada, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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