Regularity effects and the phonological deficit model of reading disabilities: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-293

  Metsala, Jamie L ^a   Stanovich, Keith E ^b   Brown, Gordon D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032379124     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.90.2.279     Document Type: Review

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