Supporting children's reading of expository text in the geography classroom

Reading Teacher

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-110

  Gregg, Madeleine ^a   Sekeres, Diane Carver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Elementary Education Programs   (United States)

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EID: 33750342117     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.60.2.1     Document Type: Article

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