Response to early literacy instruction in the United States, Australia, and Scandinavia: A behavioral-genetic analysis

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Samuelsson, Stefan ^a   Byrne, Brian ^b   Olson, Richard K ^c   Hulslander, Jacqueline ^c   Wadsworth, Sally ^c   Corley, Robin ^c   Willcutt, Erik G ^c   DeFries, John C ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

A behavioral genetic analysis; Reading; RTI

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749106130     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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