Through the eyes of my reader: A strategy for improving audience perspective in children’s descriptive writing

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 334-349

  Holliway, David R ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009607755     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540409595045     Document Type: Article

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