Spelling development in alphabetic writing systems: A cross-linguistic perspective

European Psychologist

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-14

  Caravolas, Markéta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alphabetic; Cross linguistic; Orthographic consistency; Phonological encoding; Spelling development

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242322000     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.9.1.3     Document Type: Review

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