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Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language. / Alderson, John Charles; Nieminen, Lea; Huhta, Ari.
In: Modern Language Journal, Vol. 100, No. 4, 2016, p. 853-879.

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Alderson, JC, Nieminen, L & Huhta, A 2016, 'Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language', Modern Language Journal, vol. 100, no. 4, pp. 853-879. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12367

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Alderson, J. C., Nieminen, L., & Huhta, A. (2016). Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language. Modern Language Journal, 100(4), 853-879. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12367

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Alderson JC, Nieminen L, Huhta A. Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language. Modern Language Journal. 2016;100(4):853-879. Epub 2016 Dec 12. doi: 10.1111/modl.12367

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Alderson, John Charles ; Nieminen, Lea ; Huhta, Ari. / Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language. In: Modern Language Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 100, No. 4. pp. 853-879.

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