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Scientific Studies of Reading Volume 20, 2016 - Issue 1: Advancing the state-of-the-science in reading research through modeling
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Visual complexity in orthographic learning: Modeling learning across writing system variations

Li-Yun ChangNational Taiwan Normal UniversityView further author information
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David C. PlautCarnegie Mellon UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charles A. PerfettiUniversity of PittsburghView further author information
Pages 64-85 | Published online: 01 Dec 2015

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