Making connections: Linking cognitive psychology and intervention research to improve comprehension of struggling readers

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-24

  McMaster, Kristen L ^a   Espin, Christine A ^b   Van Den Broek, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84893052086     PISSN: 09388982     EISSN: 15405826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ldrp.12026     Document Type: Article

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