A Comparison of the Spontaneous Writing Quotient of the Test of Written Language (3rd ed.) and Teacher Ratings of Writing Progress

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Burns, Matthew K ^a   Symington, Todd ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992884475     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770302800203     Document Type: Article

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