Developing a general outcome measure of growth in the cognitive abilities of children 1 to 4 years old: The early problem-solving indicator

School Psychology Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 535-551

  Greenwood, Charles R ^a,b   Walker, Dale ^a   Carta, Judith J ^a   Higgins, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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