Supporting comprehension acquisition for emerging and struggling readers: The interactive information book read-aloud

Academic Strategy Instruction: A Special Issue of Exceptionality

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-38

  Smolkin, Laura B ^a   Donovan, Carol A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 85070018793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315046198-1     Document Type: Chapter

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