Word Knowledge in a Theory of Reading Comprehension

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-37

  Perfetti, Charles ^a   Stafura, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84891831304     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2013.827687     Document Type: Article

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