Taking Away the Struggle to Read in the Middle Grades

Middle School Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 5-11

  Broaddus, Karen ^a   Ivey, Gay ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247522959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2002.11495347     Document Type: Article

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