Phonological awareness and early reading: A meta-analysis of experimental training studies

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-414

  Bus, Adriana G ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033408212     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.3.403     Document Type: Article

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