A brief broadband system for screening children at risk for academic difficulties and poor achievement test performance: Validity evidence and applications to practice

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-307

  Kettler, Ryan J ^a   Elliott, Stephen N ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Predictive validity; Screening; Sensitivity; Teacher ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249248411     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2010.518584     Document Type: Article

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