Developmental trajectories of writing skills in first grade: Examining the effects of SES and language and/or speech impairments

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 593-613

  Kim, Young Suk ^a   Puranik, Cynthia ^b   Otaiba, Stephanie Al ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84934754876     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: 15548279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681971     Document Type: Article

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