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The Role of Executive Functions in Reading Comprehension

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ID23315908
AuthorsReese Butterfu (0000-0001-9326-4176, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Panayiota Kendeou (0000-0002-0392-7659, University of Minnesota)
Year2018
Volume30
Issue3
Pages801-826
Publication date2018-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Psychology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-726X • E-ISSN: 1573-336X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10648-017-9422-6
OpenAlexW2751654863
LanguageEN
Citations received67
References cited118

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Educational psychology · Empirical research · Epistemology · Executive functions · Extant taxon · Linguistics · Reading (process) · Reading comprehension · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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