Is English a Dyslexic Language?

Dyslexia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 152-162

  Spencer, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Orthographic transparency; Spelling; Writing technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; TEACHING;

EID: 0034169378     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(200004/06)6:2<152::AID-DYS158>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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