Using comic books as read-alouds: Insights on reading instruction from an English as a second language classroom

Reading Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-305

  Ranker, Jason ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37549041687     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.61.4.2     Document Type: Article

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