Assessing spelling skills and strategies: A critique of available resources

Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-150

  Kohnen, Saskia ^a   Nickels, Lyndsey ^a   Castles, Anne ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77957375899     PISSN: 19404158     EISSN: 19404166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404150902783450     Document Type: Article

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