Exploring the eye-movement patterns as Chinese children read texts: A developmental perspective

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-246

  Chen, Minglei ^a   Ko, Hwawei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 79954620632     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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