Effectiveness of Four Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-383

  James Burdumy, Susanne ^a   Deke, John ^a   Gersten, Russell ^b   Lugo Gil, Julieta ^a   Newman Gonchar, Rebecca ^b   Dimino, Joseph ^b   Haymond, Kelly ^b   Liu, Albert Yung Hsu ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Instructional Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; impacts; low income students; Randomized control trial; reading comprehension; reading curricula

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867639218     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2012.698374     Document Type: Article

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