Spelling in Adults: Orthographic Transparency, Learning New Letter Strings and Reading Accuracy

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-44

  Burt, Jennifer S ^a   Butterworth, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0001993949     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095414496383194     Document Type: Article

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