Reading comprehension and working memory's executive processes: An intervention study in primary school students

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-174

  García Madruga, Juan A ^a   Elosúa, María Rosa ^a   Gil, Laura ^b   Gómez Veiga, Isabel ^a   Vila, José Óscar ^a   Orjales, Isabel ^a   Contreras, Antonio ^a   Rodríguez, Raquel ^a   Melero, María Ángeles ^c   Duque, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84876262217     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rrq.44     Document Type: Article

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