A comparison of text structure and self-regulated writing strategies for composing from sources by middle school students

Reading Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-300

  Reynolds, Gillian A ^a   Perin, Dolores ^b  

^a Box 70 ^*  (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 68249101579     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710802411547     Document Type: Article

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