The contribution of sensitivity to speech rhythm and non-speech rhythm to early reading development

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-267

  Hollimana, Andrew J ^a   Wood, Clare ^a   Sheehy, Kieron ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early literacy; Phonological awareness; Reading acquisition; Reading difficulty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951750894     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410903560922     Document Type: Article

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