Learning-related skills and academic achievement in academically at-risk first graders

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 433-443

  Cerda, Carissa A ^a   Im, Myung Hee ^a   Hughes, Jan N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary students; Learning related skills; Math; Measurement model; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927561932     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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