Beyond Correlational Analysis of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS): A Classification Validity Study

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 542-552

  Nelson, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic accuracy; DIBELS; early literacy; prevention of reading disabilities; reading screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949112518     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013245     Document Type: Article

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