Do boys or girls make better reading tutors? An empirical study to examine children's effectiveness as tutors using the pause, prompt and praise procedures

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-432

  Merrett, Frank ^a   Mottram, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84933479464     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341970170404     Document Type: Article

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