Parent-teacher agreement and reliability on the devereux early childhood assessment (DECA) in English and Spanish for ethnically diverse children living in poverty

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 520-547

  Crane, Jennifer ^a   Mincic, Melissa S ^b   Winsler, Adam ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Innovation Research and Training (iRT)   (United States)

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EID: 79958129075     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2011.565722     Document Type: Article

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