Young children's ability to read and spell their own and classmates' names: The role of letter knowledge

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-273

  Levin, Iris ^a   Ehri, Linnea C ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 70349441434     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888430902851422     Document Type: Article

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