Early Identification of Reading Difficulties Using Heterogeneous Developmental Trajectories

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 192-208

  Boscardin, Christy Kim ^a,b   Muthén, Bengt ^a,b   Francis, David J ^c   Baker, Eva L ^a,b  

^a Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; longitudinal studies; reading development; reading skills; screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849111746     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.1.192     Document Type: Article

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