Dimensions affecting the assessment of reading comprehension

Children's Reading Comprehension and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 369-394

  Francis, David J ^a   Fletcher, Jack M ^b   Catts, Hugh W ^c   Tomblin, J Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84917023715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612762     Document Type: Chapter

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