The effectiveness of a technologically facilitated classroom-based early reading intervention: The targeted Reading Intervention

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-131

  Amendum, Steven J ^a   Vernon Feagans, Lynne ^b   Ginsberg, Marnie C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 80052601894     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660684     Document Type: Article

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