A study of the effect of letter spacing on the reading speed of young readers with low vision

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-143

  Mcleish, Eve ^a  

^a Visual Impairment Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; education; low vision; reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992779547     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619607075995     Document Type: Article

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