Precocious readers: Past, present, and future

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-235

  Olson, Lynn A ^a   Evans, James R ^b   Keckler, Wade T ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 34250864621     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2006-260     Document Type: Article

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