Brief experimental analysis of early reading interventions

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 215-243

  Petursdottir, Anna Lind ^a   McMaster, Kristen ^a   McComas, Jennifer J ^a   Bradfield, Tracy ^a   Braganza, Viveca ^a   Koch McDonald, Julie ^a   Rodriguez, Roxana ^a   Scharf, Haley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Early intervention; Experimental analysis; Letter sounds; Reading; Response to intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; SPEECH; STATISTICS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; READING; SPEECH;

EID: 67349245515     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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