A cross-sectional study of prosodic sensitivity and reading difficulties

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-48

  Holliman, Andrew J ^a   Wood, Clare ^a   Sheehy, Kieron ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864305826     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01459.x     Document Type: Article

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