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Overcoming Learning Difficulties
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Original Articles

Effects of Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Intervention on Comprehension-Related Outcomes for Ninth Graders With Low Reading Comprehension

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Pages 537-553 | Received 16 Oct 2017, Accepted 07 Jul 2018, Published online: 06 Nov 2018

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