Curriculum materials for elementary reading: Shackles and scaffolds for four beginning teachers

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-120

  Valencia, Sheila W ^a   Place, Nancy A ^b   Martin, Susan D ^c   Grossman, Pamela L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749540135     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509528     Document Type: Article

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