Speed and time, texts and sentences choosing the best metric for relating reading rate to comprehension

Written Language and Literacy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 3-24

  Biancarosa, Gina ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84989402097     PISSN: 13876732     EISSN: 15706001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/wll.8.2.03bia     Document Type: Article

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