Reading environmental print: What is the role of concepts about print in discriminating young readers’ responses?

Reading Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-162

  Ray Reutzel, D ^a   Fawson, Parker C ^a   Young, Janet R ^b   Morrison, Timothy G ^b   Wilcox, Brad ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242556461     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710308231     Document Type: Article

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