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Peer reviewedPurves, Alan C. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Focuses on reading in the school domain and concludes that achievement in reading results from a combination of maturation, exposure, and instruction. Assesses the limits an successes of the instruction of reading in the U.S. and makes cross-national comparisons. (RDN)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpretive Skills
