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The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms.

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The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms. / Cain, K. E.; Lemmon, K.; Oakhill, J.
In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 90, 01.01.2005, p. 65-87.

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Cain, KE, Lemmon, K & Oakhill, J 2005, 'The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms.', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 90, pp. 65-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2004.09.003

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Cain, K. E., Lemmon, K., & Oakhill, J. (2005). The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 90, 65-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2004.09.003

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Cain KE, Lemmon K, Oakhill J. The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2005 Jan 1;90:65-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.09.003

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Cain, K. E. ; Lemmon, K. ; Oakhill, J. / The relation between children's reading comprehension level and their comprehension of idioms. In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2005 ; Vol. 90. pp. 65-87.

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