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Assessing early grade reading: the value and limits of ‘words per minute’

Barbara Elaine GrahamLanguage and Education, SIL International, Africa Area, Nairobi, KenyaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Agatha J. van GinkelLanguage and Education, SIL International, Africa Area, Nairobi, Kenya
Pages 244-259 | Received 04 Feb 2014, Accepted 12 Jul 2014, Published online: 12 Sep 2014

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