Teaching practice and the reading growth of first-grade English learners: Validation of an observation instrument

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-219

  Baker, Scott K ^a   Gersten, Russell ^b   Haager, Diane ^c   Dingle, Mary ^d  

^a Pacific Institutes for Research   (United States)

^b Instructional Research Group   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751551873     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510655     Document Type: Article

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