Reading achievement gaps, correlates, and moderators of early reading achievement: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) kindergarten to first grade sample

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 489-507

  Chatterji, Madhabi ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates of reading achievement; ECLS; NCLB; Reading achievement gaps

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746883543     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.3.489     Document Type: Article

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