Learning-Disabled Adolescents' Comprehension of Naturalistic Narratives

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-507

  Curran, Catherine E ^a   Kintsch, Eileen ^b   Hedberg, Natalie ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0030504150     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0022-0663.88.3.494     Document Type: Article

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