The ''Word Factors'': A problem for reading comprehension assessment

Children's Reading Comprehension and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 161-186

  Stahl, Steven A ^a   Hiebert, Elfrieda H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612762     Document Type: Chapter

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