Investigating the effect of wide reading on listening comprehension of written language

Reading Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-126

  Hedrick, Wanda B ^a   Cunningham, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 85011246980     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027027102760351025     Document Type: Article

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