The beginnings of orthographic knowledge: Children's knowledge of double letters in words

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 631-644

  Cassar, Marie ^a,b   Treiman, Rebecca ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031314070     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.89.4.631     Document Type: Article

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