Item Response Analysis of Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Name Knowledge

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 146-156

  Bowles, Ryan P ^a   Pentimonti, Jill M ^b   Gerde, Hope K ^a   Montroy, Janelle J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

letter knowledge; measurement; preschool; reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894366887     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282913490266     Document Type: Article

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