The effects of fast start reading: A fluency-based home involvement reading program, on the reading achievement of beginning readers

Reading Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-125

  Rasinski, Timothy ^a   Stevenson, Bruce ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20744446894     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710590930483     Document Type: Article

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