The long learning route to abstract letter units

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-69

  Thompson, G Brian ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abstract Letter case; Cross case transfer; Learning letters; Reading developments

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; VISUAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; LINGUISTICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; TIME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; READING; TIME FACTORS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 67649559750     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290802200838     Document Type: Article

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