Effective schools and accomplished teachers: Lessons about primary-grade reading instruction in low-income schools

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-165

  Taylor, Barbara M ^a   Pearson, P David ^a   Clark, Kathleen ^a   Walpole, Sharon ^a  

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EID: 85121161386     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499662     Document Type: Article

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