Large group narrative intervention in Head Start preschools: Implications for response to intervention

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 196-217

  Spencer, Trina D ^a   Petersen, Douglas B ^b   Slocum, Timothy A ^c   Allen, Melissa M ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dual language learners; dynamic assessment; narratives; response to intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930803737     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: 17412927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X13515419     Document Type: Article

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