A comparison of multiple-strategy methods: Effects on fourth-grade students' general and content-specific reading comprehension and vocabulary development

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-156

  Simmons, Deborah ^a   Hairrell, Angela ^b   Edmonds, Meaghan ^b   Vaughn, Sharon ^b   Larsen, Ross ^a   Willson, Victor ^a   Rupley, William ^a   Byrns, Glenda ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Content area text; Social studies comprehension; Strategy instruction; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960897018     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345741003596890     Document Type: Article

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