Reading comprehension in French 1st and 2nd grade children: Contribution of decoding and language comprehension

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-147

  Megherbi, Hakima ^a,d   Seigneuric, Alix ^b   Ehrlich, Marie France ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^e PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Decoding ability; Language comprehension; Reading acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746086690     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173573     Document Type: Article

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