Examination of three techniques for identifying first-grade children at risk for difficulty in word identification with an emphasis on reducing the false negative error rate

Reading Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-180

  Hurford, David P ^a   Potter, Tysha S ^a   Hart, Glen S ^a  

^a PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011184076     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710290061300     Document Type: Article

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