Vocabulary knowledge is a critical determinant of the difference in reading comprehension growth between first and second language learners

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 612-620

  Lervåg, Arne ^a   Aukrust, Vibeke Grøver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Educational psychology; Language; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; READING;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77950392061     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02185.x     Document Type: Article

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