The development of reading tests for use in a regularly spelled language

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 525-555

  Alcock, K J ^b   Nokes, K ^c   Ngowi, F ^a   Musabi, C ^a   Mbise, A ^c   Mandali, R ^a   Bundy, D ^c   Baddeley, A ^c  

^a MAKWAMI Project   (Tanzania)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034552625     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716400004069     Document Type: Article

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