Modeling the relationships between cognitive and reading measures in third and fourth grade children

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-112

  Wood, David E ^a  

^a Poudre (CO) School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Path modeling; Reading abilities; Reading comprehension; Reading fluency; Word identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649123294     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282908323609     Document Type: Article

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