Using Complexity Metrics to Assess Silent Reading Fluency: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Oral and Silent Reading

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 235-254

  O'Brien, Beth A ^a   Wallot, Sebastian ^b   Haussmann, Anna ^c   Kloos, Heidi ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 84901490077     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2013.862248     Document Type: Article

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