Correlates of reading fluency in arabic: Diglossic and orthographic factors

Reading and Writing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 559-582

  Saiegh Haddad, Elinor ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabic; Diglossia; Letter recoding speed; Rapid naming; Reading fluency; Shallow orthography; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644529741     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-005-3180-4     Document Type: Review

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