Growth and predictors of change in English language learners' reading comprehension

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 389-421

  Farnia, Fataneh ^a   Geva, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84885474670     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrir.12003     Document Type: Article

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