Rapid Naming, Phonological Awareness, and Reading: A Meta-Analysis of the Correlation Evidence

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-440

  Swanson, H Lee ^a   Trainin, Guy ^b   Necoechea, Denise M ^a   Hammill, Donald D ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Temple University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Phonological awareness; Rapid naming; Reading; Reading disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042291069     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543073004407     Document Type: Review

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