The relation between the type and amount of instruction and growth in children's reading competencies

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 358-389

  Sonnenschein, Susan ^a   Stapleton, Laura M ^a   Benson, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; At risk students; Child development; Instructional practices; Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953720573     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831209349215     Document Type: Article

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