Sustaining continued acceleration in reading comprehension achievement following an intervention

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-100

  Lai, Mei Kuin ^a   McNaughton, Stuart ^a   Timperley, Helen ^a   Hsiao, Selena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Literacy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749128290     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-009-9071-5     Document Type: Article

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