Making sense of multiple literacies: Exploring pre-service content area teachers’ understandings and applications

Reading Research and Instruction

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-150

  Sheridan Thomas, Heather K ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947268839     PISSN: 08860246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388070709558464     Document Type: Article

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