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Peer reviewedKolinsky, Regine; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Results of two experiments investigating phonological skills of illiterate, unschooled adults and formerly illiterate, unschooled adults from shantytowns in Portugal suggest that learning to read, though not strictly necessary, plays a decisive role in the development of the ability of many individuals to focus on phonological length of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Audiolingual Skills, Cognitive Processes
