Spelling development and disability: The importance of linguistic factors

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 172-181

  Bourassa, Derrick C ^a   Treiman, Rebecca ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linguistic factors; Spelling development and disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035614196     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2001/016)     Document Type: Review

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