A cognitive view of reading comprehension: Implications for reading difficulties

Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-16

  Kendeou, Panayiota ^a   Van Den Broek, Paul ^b   Helder, Anne ^b   Karlsson, Josefine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84893147371     PISSN: 09388982     EISSN: 15405826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ldrp.12025     Document Type: Article

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