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Sheridan, E. Marcia – Reading Horizons, 1993
Examines research on comparative differences in reading disabilities to determine whether findings corroborate the belief that learning to read in Japanese produces fewer reading disabilities resulting from its writing system. Suggests that there is no perfect orthography and that a small percentage of children will have difficulty in learning to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries