Reading ability and sensitivity to morphological relations

Reading and Writing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-218

  Mahony, Diana ^a   Singson, Maria ^b   Mann, Virginia ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Morphological awareness; Reading; Sensitivity to word relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344663335     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008136012492     Document Type: Article

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