How many colours are necessary to increase the reading speed of children with visual stress? A comparison of two systems

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-343

  Smith, Liane ^a   Wilkins, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547680519     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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