Does Perceptual Training Improve Reading?-Another View

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2. Pitcher-Baker, op. cit.: 41.

3. Pitcher-Baker, op. cit.: 45.

4. Pitcher-Baker, op. cit.: 44.

5. Pitcher-Baker, op. cit.: 42.

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8. Pitcher-Baker, op. cit.

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13. Goodman and Hammill, “The Effectiveness of the Kephart-Getman Activities…,” loc. cit.