The contribution of visual sensitivity, phonological processing, and nonverbal IQ to children's reading

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-53

  Pammer, Kristen ^a,b   Kevan, Alison ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Arts   (Australia)

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EID: 34249908618     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr1101_3     Document Type: Article

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