Using an interactive singing software program: A comparative study of struggling middle school readers

Reading Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-213

  Biggs, Marie C ^a   Homan, Susan P ^a   Dedrick, Robert ^a   Minick, Vanessa ^a   Rasinski, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45749116175     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710802073438     Document Type: Article

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