Teachers adapt their instruction in reading according to individual children's literacy skills

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a   Kiuru, Noona ^a   Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^a   Niemi, Pekka ^b   Poikkeus, Anna Maija ^a   Ahonen, Timo ^a   Leskinen, Esko ^a   Lyyra, Anna Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptive teaching; Evocative impact; Instruction; Literacy; Students; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871928657     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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