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C K Leong1, D R Simmons, M Izatt-Gambell
1University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Abstract:
This paper reports two interrelated, exploratory training studies to promote word knowledge and textual comprehension through elaboration in poor readers compared with their controls. The results suggest that systematic, sustained in situ training helped these poor readers, although both the training approaches and stimulus materials would need refinement.
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