Letter knowledge in pre-readers: prognostic, functional, and diagnostic aspects;La connaissance des lettres chez les prélecteurs : aspects pronostiques, fonctionnels et diagnostiques

Psychologie Francaise

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-444

  Foulin, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Learning to read; Letter knowledge; Letter names; Reading disabilities; Reading predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248936241     PISSN: 00332984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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