A synthesis of fluency interventions for secondary struggling readers

Reading and Writing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-347

  Wexler, Jade ^a   Vaughn, Sharon ^a   Edmonds, Meaghan ^a   Reutebuch, Colleen Klein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluency; Interventions; Secondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049088839     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-007-9085-7     Document Type: Article

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