Professional Development to Differentiate Kindergarten Tier 1 Instruction: Can Already Effective Teachers Improve Student Outcomes by Differentiating Tier 1 Instruction?

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 454-476

  Al Otaiba, Stephanie ^a   Folsom, Jessica S ^b   Wanzek, Jeanne ^b,f   Greulich, Luana ^c   Waesche, Jessica ^d   Schatschneider, Christopher ^b   Connor, Carol M ^e  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84951277874     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2015.1021060     Document Type: Article

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