Detecting a problem is half the battle: The relation between error type and spelling performance

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-356

  Figueredo, Lauren ^a   Varnhagen, Connie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 8644231657     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532799xssr0804_2     Document Type: Article

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