Raising urban students' literacy achievement by engaging in authentic, challenging work

Reading Teacher

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 728-739

  Teale, William H ^a,b   Gambrell, Linda B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Kinesiology   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249324842     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.60.8.3     Document Type: Article

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