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Genetic Influences on Early Word Recognition Abilities and Disabilities: A Study of 7-Year-Old Twins
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Direct linkHarlaar, Nicole; Spinath, Frank M.; Dale, Philip S.; Plomin, Robert – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: A fundamental issue for child psychology concerns the origins of individual differences in early reading development. Method: A measure of word recognition, the Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE), was administered by telephone to a representative population sample of 3,909 same-sex and opposite-sex pairs of 7-year-old twins.…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Twins, Early Reading, Females
