Reading comprehension tests vary in the skills they assess: Differential dependence on decoding and oral comprehension

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-300

  Keenan, Janice M ^a   Betjemann, Rebecca S ^b   Olson, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 48349102372     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888430802132279     Document Type: Article

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