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Original Article

Children's Motivation for Reading: Domain Specificity and Instructional Influences

Allan Wigfield University of Maryland
,
John T. Guthrie University of Maryland
,
Stephen Tonks University of Maryland
&
Kathleen C. Perencevich University of Maryland
Pages 299-310 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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