The use of think-aloud protocols to compare inferencing abilities in average and below-average readers

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 436-447

  Laing, Sandra P ^a   Kamhi, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0036744519     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194020350050401     Document Type: Article

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