The cognitive processes involved in learning to read in Arabic

Reading and Writing

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 27-57

  Taouk, Miriam ^a   Coltheart, Max ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabic; Learning to read; Writing system

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043144964     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:read.0000013831.91795.ec     Document Type: Article

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