Repeated reading versus continuous Reading: Influences on reading fluency and comprehension

Exceptional Children

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-46

  O'Connor, Rollanda E ^a,b   White, Annika ^a   Lee Swanson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Education ^*  (United States)

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EID: 34548205727     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290707400102     Document Type: Article

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