Beginners remember orthography when they learn to read words: The case of doubled letters

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-133

  Wright, Donna Marie ^a,b   Ehri, Linnea C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 33947393101     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716407070063     Document Type: Article

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