Stepping stones to reading

Theory Into Practice, Autumn, 2004 by Margo Bowman, Rebecca Treiman

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Treiman, R., Sotak, L., & Bowman, M. (2001). The role of letter names and letter sounds in connecting print and speech. Memory and Cognition, 29, 860-873.

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Margo Bowman is a lecturer in the department of psychology at Wayne State University; Rebecca Treiman is a professor in Psychology at Washington University--St. Louis.