Using large-scale research to gauge the impact of instructional practices on student reading comprehension: An exploratory study

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 11, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Wenglinsky, Harold ^a,b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Baruch School of Public Affairs   (United States)

^c Center for Educational Leadership   (United States)

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EID: 3042604848     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v11n19.2003     Document Type: Article

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