Counting and ran: Predictors of arithmetic calculation and reading fluency

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 162-175

  Koponen, Tuire ^a   Salmi, Paula ^a   Eklund, Kenneth ^b   Aro, Tuija ^b  

^a Niilo Maki Instituutti   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arithmetic calculation fluency; Counting; Longitudinal research; RAN; Reading fluency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880989138     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029285     Document Type: Article

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