Motivating students to read in the content classroom: Six evidence-based principles

Reading Teacher

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-174

  Brozo, William G ^a   Flynt, E Sutton ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 54349126202     PISSN: 00340561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RT.62.2.9     Document Type: Short Survey

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