Word reading efficiency, text reading fluency, and reading comprehension among Chinese learners of English

Reading Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-349

  Jiang, Xiangying ^a   Sawaki, Yasuyo ^b   Sabatini, John ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84868243003     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2010.526051     Document Type: Article

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