Children's reading comprehension difficulties: A consideration of the precursors and consequences

Contemporary Perspectives on Reading and Spelling

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 59-75

  Cain, Kate ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203877838     Document Type: Chapter

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