A review of the evidence on morphological processing in dyslexics and poor readers: A strength or weakness?

The SAGE Handbook of Dyslexia

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 212-238

  Deacon, S Hélène ^a   Parrila, Rauno ^b   Kirby, John R ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4135/9780857020987.n10     Document Type: Chapter

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