Acquisition of initial mental graphemic representations by children at risk for literacy development

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 365-391

  Apel, Kenn ^a   Thomas Tate, Shurita ^a   Wilson Fowler, Elizabeth B ^a   Brimo, Danielle ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859133834     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716411000403     Document Type: Article

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