Reading component skills of learners in adult basic education

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-121

  MacArthur, Charles A ^a   Konold, Timothy R ^b   Glutting, Joseph J ^a   Alamprese, Judith A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult literacy; Models of reading skills; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649264221     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409359342     Document Type: Article

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