Improving the accuracy of a direct route screening process

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Johnson, Evelyn S ^a   Jenkins, Joseph R ^b   Petscher, Yaacov ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Reading; Response to intervention; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956024997     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: 1938-745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534508409348375     Document Type: Article

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