Tutoring bilingual students with an automated reading tutor that listens

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-221

  Poulsen, Robert ^a   Hastings, Peter ^a   Allbritton, David ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547411578     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/A007-367T-5474-8383     Document Type: Article

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