An evaluation of two emergent literacy screening tools for preschool children

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-131

  Wilson, Shauna B ^a   Lonigan, Christopher J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergent literacy; Individual Growth and Development Indicators; Preschool; Revised Get Ready to Read!; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 72249108403     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-009-0026-9     Document Type: Article

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