Defining phonological awareness and its relationship to reading skills in low-literacy adults

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 798-810

  Jiménez, Juan E ^a   Venegas, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Radio ECCA Ctro Educacion Adultos   (Spain)

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EID: 10844250038     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.4.798     Document Type: Article

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