The role of two reading strategies in text comprehension: An eye fixation study in primary school children

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-223

  Van Der Schoot, Menno ^a   Vasbinder, Alain L ^a   Horsley, Tako M ^a   Van Lieshout, Ernest C D M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 42649106155     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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