Speaking up for vocabulary: Reading skill differences in young adults

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-243

  Braze, David ^a   Tabor, Whitney ^a,b   Shankweiler, Donald P ^a,b   Mencl, W Einar ^a  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b University of Connectent

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EID: 34249788988     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400030401     Document Type: Article

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