Levels of comprehension monitoring and working memory in good and poor comprehenders

Reading and Writing

Volumn 18, Issue 7-9, 2005, Pages 657-686

  Oakhill, Jane ^a   Hartt, Joanne ^a   Samols, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comprehension monitoring; Less skilled comprehenders; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344454162     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-005-3355-z     Document Type: Article

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