Why Do Children Differ in Their Development of Reading and Related Skills?

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-54

  Olson, Richard K ^a,b   Keenan, Janice M ^c   Byrne, Brian ^b,d   Samuelsson, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84891824467     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2013.800521     Document Type: Article

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