Mediating effects of reading engagement on the reading comprehension of early adolescent English language learners

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-332

  Taboada, Ana ^a   Townsend, Dianna ^b   Boynton, Mary Jane ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 84890029359     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2013.741959     Document Type: Article

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