The elementary reading attitude survey: Factor invariance across gender and race

Reading Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Kazelskis, Richard ^a   Thames, Dana ^a   Reeves, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 2642567942     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710490435682     Document Type: Article

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