Genetic and environmental influences on prereading skills and early reading and spelling development in the United States, Australia, and Scandinavia

Reading and Writing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 51-75

  Samuelsson, Stefan ^a,b   Olson, Richard ^c   Wadsworth, Sally ^c   Corley, Robin ^c   Defries, John C ^c   Willcutt, Erik ^c   Hulslander, Jacqueline ^c   Byrne, Brian ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33845760465     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-006-9018-x     Document Type: Article

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