Writing to learn across the curriculum: Tools for comprehension in content area classes

Reading Teacher

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-470

  Knipper, Kathy J ^a,b   Duggan, Timothy J ^c  

^a Briar Cliff University   (United States)

^b University of South Dakota ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33344478152     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.59.5.5     Document Type: Review

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