Assessing adolescents' motivation to read

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 378-396

  Pitcher, Sharon M ^a   Albright, Lettie K ^b   DeLaney, Carol J ^c   Walker, Nancy T ^d   Seunarinesingh, Krishna ^e   Mogge, Stephen ^a   Headley, Kathy N ^f   Ridgeway, Victoria Gentry ^f   Peck, Sharon ^g   Hunt, Rebecca ^h   Dunston, Pamela J ^f  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^f CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h Marygrove College   (United States)

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EID: 33847402697     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.50.5.5     Document Type: Review

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