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Original Article

Motivation and Its Relationship With Reading Achievement in an Urban Middle School

Norman Unrau Charter College of Education California State University, Los Angeles
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Jonah Schlackman Charter College of Education California State University, Los Angeles
Pages 81-101 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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