Learning to read words: Theory, findings, and issues

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-188

  Ehri, Linnea C ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 19944374490     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr0902_4     Document Type: Article

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