Evaluating the effectiveness of Read Well Kindergarten

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-86

  Gunn, Barbara ^a   Smolkowski, Keith ^a   Vadasy, Patricia ^b  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Washington Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Kindergarten; Randomized trial; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551525037     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2010.488716     Document Type: Article

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