Computer-assisted reading intervention in a secondary school: An evaluation study

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-348

  Lynch, Lisa ^a   Fawcett, Angela J ^b   Nicolson, Roderick I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0346976243     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8535.00166     Document Type: Article

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