Gender and language issues in assessing early literacy: Group differences in children’s performance on the Test of Early Reading Ability

Author(s): Harper, Sarah N.; Pelletier, Janette;
Date Issued: June 2008
Description: A investigation of the relationship of scores on the Test of Early Reading Ability (TERA) and gender and language for English language learners and English first language learners for 68 kindergarten children in year 1 (Group 1, TERA-2) and 72 kindergarten children in year 2 (Group 2, TERA-3)
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Funder(s): Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ; Ontario. Ministry of Education
Journal Title: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Volume Number: 26
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 185-194
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Native Language
Country: Canada
ISSN: 1557-5144 Electronic
0734-2829 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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