Distinctive patterns of relationship of phonological awareness and working memory with reading development

Reading and Writing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-206

  Cormier, P ^a   Dea, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Phonological awareness; Reading; Spelling; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000968184     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007932721290     Document Type: Article

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