Literacy coaching to improve student reading achievement: A multi-level mediation model

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-48

  Matsumura, Lindsay Clare ^a   Garnier, Helen E ^b   Spybrook, Jessaca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Learning Research and Development Center   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literacy coaching; Literacy instruction; Mediation analysis; Reading achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872476523     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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