Effective classroom instruction: Implications of child characteristics by reading instruction interactions on first graders'word reading achievement

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-207

  Connor, Carol McDonald ^a   Morrison, Frederick J ^b   Schatschneider, Christopher ^a   Toste, Jessica R ^c   Lundblom, Erin ^a   Crowe, Elizabeth C ^a   Fishman, Barry ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79960594265     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2010.510179     Document Type: Article

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