Reading comprehension: Effects of individualized, integrated language arts as a reading approach with struggling readers

Reading Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-115

  Thames, Dana G ^a   Reeves, Carolyn ^a   Kazelskis, Richard ^a   York, Kathleen ^a   Boling, Charlotte ^b   Newell, Kavatus ^c   Wang, Ying ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39049169239     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710701853625     Document Type: Article

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