Learning about the letter name subset of the vocabulary: Evidence from US and Brazilian preschoolers

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-227

  Treiman, Rebecca ^a   Kessler, Brett ^a   Pollo, Tatiana Cury ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644929191     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716406060255     Document Type: Article

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