How effective are family literacy programs? results of a meta-analysis

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-96

  van Steensel, Roel ^a   McElvany, Nele ^b   Kurvers, Jeanne ^c   Herppich, Stephanie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Families; Literacy; Meta analysis; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953878883     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654310388819     Document Type: Article

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