Children's immediate understanding of vocabulary: Contexts and dictionary definitions

Reading Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-373

  Gardner, Dee ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548591122     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710701260508     Document Type: Article

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