Phonemic awareness training works better than whole language instruction for teaching first graders how to write

Reading Research and Instruction

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-208

  Eldredge, J Lloyd ^a   Baird, James E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001687820     PISSN: 08860246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388079609558209     Document Type: Article

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