Accuracy of the DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Measure for Predicting Third Grade Reading Comprehension Outcomes

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-366

  Roehrig, Alysia D ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a   Nettles, Stephen M ^a   Hudson, Roxanne F ^a   Torgesen, Joseph K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk populations; Oral reading; Reading comprehension; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING;

CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; READING;

EID: 41149153483     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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