The double-deficit hypothesis and difficulties in learning to read a regular orthography

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 668-680

  Wimmer, Heinz ^a   Mayringer, Heinz ^b   Landerl, Karin ^b  

^a Hellbrunnerstrasse 34   (Austria)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034347493     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.4.668     Document Type: Article

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