Do Reading Skills Courses Help Underprepared Readers Achieve Academic Success in College?

Journal of College Reading and Learning

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-196

  Cox, Steven R ^a   Friesner, Daniel L ^b   Khayum, Mohammed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85006467932     PISSN: 10790195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790195.2003.10850147     Document Type: Article

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