Examining the Measurement Precision and Invariance of the Revised Get Ready to Read!

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 227-238

  Farrington, Amber L ^a   Lonigan, Christopher J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age; assessment; early literacy; preschool; reading

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVICES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84926489928     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219413495568     Document Type: Article

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