Examining general and specific factors in the dimensionality of oral language and reading in 4th-10th grades

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 884-899

  Foorman, Barbara R ^a   Koon, Sharon ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a   Mitchell, Alison ^a   Truckenmiller, Adrea ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent literacy; Decoding; Oral language; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027954115     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000026     Document Type: Article

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