The utility and accuracy of oral reading fluency score types in predicting reading comprehension

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-129

  Petscher, Yaacov ^a   Kim, Young Suk ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DIBELS; Oral reading fluency; Quantile regression; Risk identification; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; READING; SPEECH; STANDARD;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; SPEECH;

EID: 78650805804     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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