Teachers' knowledge about early reading: Effects on students' gains in reading achievement

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-321

  Carlisle, Joanne F ^a   Phelps, Geoffrey ^c   Rowan, Brian ^a   Kelcey, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early reading; Student achievement; Teachers' knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053330737     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2010.539297     Document Type: Article

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