Differences in text structure and its implications for assessment of struggling readers

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-275

  Deane, Paul ^a   Sheehan, Kathleen M ^a   Sabatini, John ^a   Futagi, Yoko ^a   Kostin, Irene ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 33747060148     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr1003_4     Document Type: Article

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