Using explicit instruction to promote vocabulary learning for struggling readers

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 205-220

  Taylor, D Bruce ^a   Mraz, Maryann ^a   Nichols, William D ^b   Rickelman, Robert J ^a   Wood, Karen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67849094626     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573560802683663     Document Type: Article

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