Instructing struggling older readers: A selective meta-analysis of intervention research

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-32

  Flynn, Lindsay J ^a   Zheng, Xinhua ^b   Swanson, H Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84873246211     PISSN: 09388982     EISSN: 15405826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5826.2011.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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