The role of phonology in the word decoding skills of poor readers: Evidence from individuals with prelingual deafness or diagnosed dyslexia

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-408

  Miller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deafness; Dyslexia; Phonemic awareness; Reading; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547679784     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-007-9057-5     Document Type: Article

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