Assessment of comprehension abilities in young children

Children's Reading Comprehension and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 107-130

  Van Den Broek, Paul ^a   Kendeou, Panayiota ^a   Kremer, Kathleen ^b   Lynch, Julie ^c   Butler, Jason ^a   White, Mary Jane ^a   Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^c SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612762     Document Type: Chapter

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