Is Word-Problem Solving a Form of Text Comprehension?

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 204-223

  Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Fuchs, Douglas ^a   Compton, Donald L ^a   Hamlett, Carol L ^a   Wang, Amber Y ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926260188     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: 1532799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2015.1005745     Document Type: Article

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