Matching books and readers: Selecting literature for English learners

Reading Teacher

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 734-741

  Vardell, Sylvia M ^a,b   Hadaway, Nancy L ^c   Young, Terrell A ^d  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Library and Information Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845365967     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.59.8.1     Document Type: Review

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