Assessing narrative comprehension in young children

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-76

  Paris, Alison H ^a   Paris, Scott G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 9744254956     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.38.1.3     Document Type: Review

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