Australian comparison data for the Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE)

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-212

  Marinus, Eva ^a   Kohnen, Saskia ^a   McArthur, Genevieve ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

comparison data; TOWRE; word reading fluency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889572217     PISSN: 19404158     EISSN: 19404166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404158.2013.852981     Document Type: Article

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