Making the very most of classroom read-alouds to promote comprehension and vocabulary

Reading Teacher

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 396-408

  Santoro, Lana Edwards ^a   Chard, David J ^b   Howard, Lisa ^c   Baker, Scott K ^c  

^a Instructional Research Group   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 40149094075     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.61.5.4     Document Type: Article

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