"Struggling" middle schoolers: Engagement and literate competence in a reading writing intervention class

Reading Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-73

  O'Brien, David ^a   Beach, Richard ^a   Scharber, Cassandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33847099504     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710601115463     Document Type: Article

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