The importance of letter knowledge in the relationship between phonological awareness and reading

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-57

  Blaiklock, Ken E ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 13244277560     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2004.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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