Schools engaged in school-wide reading reform: An examination of the school and individual student predictors of kindergarten early reading outcomes

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-25

  Fien, Hank ^a   Kame'Enui, Edward J ^a   Good, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beginning reading; Multilevel modeling; School effects; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149159870     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243450802605571     Document Type: Article

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