Efficacy of Supplemental Phonics-Based Instruction for Low-Skilled Kindergarteners in the Context of Language Minority Status and Classroom Phonics Instruction

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 786-803

  Vadasy, Patricia F ^a   Sanders, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Washington Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

English language learner; Intervention; Multilevel modeling; Paraeducators; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649692286     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019639     Document Type: Article

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