Kindergarten school readiness and fourth-grade literacy and numeracy outcomes of children with special needs: A population-based study

Educational Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-602

  Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Irwin, Lori G ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment outcomes; Kindergarten; Primary; Special education; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 73049095854     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903165391     Document Type: Article

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