Text (Oral) Reading Fluency as a Construct in Reading Development: An Investigation of Its Mediating Role for Children From Grades 1 to 4

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 224-242

  Kim, Young Suk Grace ^a   Wagner, Richard K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926258864     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: 1532799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2015.1007375     Document Type: Article

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