Relating Motivation to Read and Emergent Reading Skills: A Measurement Validation Study

Reading Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 461-485

  Sperling, Rayne A ^a   Sherwood II , Thomas P ^a   Hood, Amanda M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885000403     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2012.658143     Document Type: Article

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