Texting, textese and literacy abilities: A naturalistic study

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 250-267

  Drouin, Michelle ^a   Driver, Brent ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 84904304194     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2012.01532.x     Document Type: Article

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