Measuring attitude toward writing: A new tool for teachers

Reading Teacher

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-15

  Kear, Dennis J ^a   Coffman, Gerry A ^b   McKenna, Michael G ^c   Ambrosio, Anthony L ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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