Two studies of tier ii literacy development: Throwing sixth graders a lifeline

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 641-661

  Graves, Anne W ^a   Duesbery, Luke ^a   Pyle, Nicole B ^b   Brandon, Regina R ^a   McIntosh, Angela S ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79955968084     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659036     Document Type: Article

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