The Mnemonic Value of Orthography for Vocabulary Learning

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-191

  Rosenthal, Julie ^a   Ehri, Linnea C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

orthographic memory; phonological working memory; spelling; vocabulary instruction; vocabulary learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749094797     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.1.175     Document Type: Article

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