Patterns of discourse in two kinds of literature discussion

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 378-411

  Chinn, Clark A ^a   Anderson, Richard C ^b   Waggoner, Martha A ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Danville Public Schools   (United States)

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EID: 0001574011     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.36.4.3     Document Type: Article

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