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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read in School:

A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines

Ama Baafra Abeberese, Todd J. Kumler and Leigh L. Linden
Journal of Human Resources, July 2014, 49 (3) 611-633; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.3.611
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vol. 49 no. 3 611-633
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.3.611
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received June 1, 2012
  • Accepted August 1, 2013
  • Published online July 31, 2014.
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  1. Todd J. Kumler
  1. Leigh L. Linden
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    • I. Introduction
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    • VI. Comparisons to Other Programs
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