Task-focused behaviour and literacy development: A reciprocal relationship

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-319

  Hirvonen, Riikka ^a   Georgiou, George K ^b   Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^a   Aunola, Kaisa ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 77955038921     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01415.x     Document Type: Article

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