Effects of a fluency-building program on the reading performance of low-achieving second and third grade students

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-53

  Martens, Brian K ^a   Eckert, Tanya L ^a   Begeny, John C ^a   Lewandowski, Lawrence J ^a   Digennaro, Florence D ^a   Montarello, Staci A ^a   Arbolino, Lauren A ^a   Reed, Derek D ^a   Fiese, Barbara H ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum based measurement; Fluency; Generalization; Reading; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846482604     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-006-9022-x     Document Type: Article

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