Are there any matthew effects in literacy and cognitive development?

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-196

  Kempe, Camilla ^a   Eriksson Gustavsson, Anna Lena ^a   Samuelsson, Stefan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Literacy and cognitive development; Matthew effects; Reading comprehension; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957820057     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2011.554699     Document Type: Article

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