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Data from three sources are used in this study: observational data from six, full day classroom observations, beginning and end of year individual and group tests and parent questionnaires.","Ten third grade tests are used in the factor analysis: Wide Range Ability Test (WRAT) (Jastak & Wilkinson, 1984), the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (Woodcock, 1973), the Interactive Reading Assessment System (IRAS) (R. Calfee & K. 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