Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with work sampling for head start

Early Education and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 963-981

  Meisels, Samuel J ^a   Xue, Yange ^b   Shamblott, Melissa ^c  

^a ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c St Paul Public Schools ^*

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EID: 57649224763     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280801971890     Document Type: Article

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