Just knowing how to read isn't enough! Assessing knowledge for teaching reading

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-154

  Phelps, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Reading; Teacher assessment; Teacher education; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649682480     PISSN: 18748597     EISSN: 18748600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11092-009-9070-6     Document Type: Article

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